CA2566954A1 - Virtual network device clusters - Google Patents

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CA2566954A1
CA2566954A1 CA002566954A CA2566954A CA2566954A1 CA 2566954 A1 CA2566954 A1 CA 2566954A1 CA 002566954 A CA002566954 A CA 002566954A CA 2566954 A CA2566954 A CA 2566954A CA 2566954 A1 CA2566954 A1 CA 2566954A1
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Sitaram Dontu
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    • H04L45/00—Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
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    • H04L45/586—Association of routers of virtual routers
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Abstract

A virtual network device cluster includes several different virtual network device sub-units, which collectively operate as a single logical network device. The virtual network device cluster identifies the virtual network device sub-unit via which a given packet enters the virtual network device cluster. A packet is forwarded through the virtual network device cluster based on which virtual network device sub-unit has been identified for that packet. In one embodiment, a method involves receiving a packet via a first interface of a first one of several virtual network device sub-units of a virtual network device and associating the packet with the first one of the virtual network device sub-units. The method also involves inhibiting the packet from being sept via an interface of one of the virtual network device sub-units, in response to the packet being associated with the first one of the virtual network device sub-units

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WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A method comprising:
receiving a packet via a first interface of a first one of a plurality of virtual network device sub-units of a virtual network device; and associating the packet with the first one of the virtual network device sub-units.
2 The method of claim 1, further comprising:
inhibiting the packet from being sent via an interface of one of the virtual network device sub-units, wherein the inhibiting is performed in response to the packet being associated with the first one of the virtual network device sub-units.
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:
sending a single copy of a particular packet to a device coupled to the virtual network device.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the associating comprises.
assigning an identifier to the packet, wherein the identifier is associated with the first one of the virtual network device sub-units.
The method of claim 4, wherein the assigning the identifier to the packet is performed by the first one of the virtual network device sub-units.
6 The method of claim 4, wherein the assigning the identifier to the packet comprises appending a header to the packet, wherein the header comprises the identifier
7 The method of claim 4, further comprising:
inhibiting the packet from being sent via an interface of a second one of the virtual network device sub--units in response to the identifier
8 The method of claim 7, wherein the inhibiting the packet from being sent via an interface of the second one of the virtual network device sub-units comprises:
filtering the packet from a packet flow being sent via the interface.
9 The method of claim 4, further comprising:
sending the packet and the identifier to a third one of the virtual network device sub-units.
The method of claim 9, further comprising:
inhibiting the packet from being sent via an interface of the third one of the virtual network device sub--units, in response to the identifier
11. The method of claim 2, further comprising:
calculating a plurality of spanning trees for the virtual network device, wherein each of the spanning trees is associated with a respective one of the virtual network device sub-units;
and sending each packet received by one of the virtual network device sub-units through the virtual network device according to an associated one of the spanning trees.
12 The method of claim 11, wherein a root of one of the spanning trees is the respective one of the virtual network device sub-units associated with the one of the spanning trees.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein each one of the spanning trees has a root, and each one of the virtual network device sub-units is the root of a single one of the spanning trees.
14. The method of claim 11, wherein the sending each packet comprises.
sending a given packet based on an identifier associated with the given packet.
15 The method of claim 14, wherein the identifier associated with the given packet identifies one of a plurality of spanning trees.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein the identifier associated with the given packet identifies one of the virtual network device sub-units.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:
forwarding the given packet according to one of a plurality of spanning trees, wherein the one of the spanning trees is associated with the one of the virtual network device sub-units.
18 A system comprising:
a virtual network device, the virtual network device comprising:
a plurality of virtual network device sub-units, and a plurality of virtual network device links, wherein each of the virtual network device sub-units is coupled to at least one other one of the virtual network device sub-units by one of the virtual network device links, and the virtual network device sub-units are configured to prevent a packet from being sent to a one of the virtual network device sub-units, if the one of the virtual network device sub-units has already received the packet.
19. The system of claim 18, wherein the virtual network device is configured to associate a packet with a first one of the virtual network device sub-units, in response to a first interface of the first one of the virtual network device sub-units receiving the packet.
20. The system of claim 19, wherein an interface of one of the virtual network device sub-units is configured to inhibit the packet from being sent via the interface, in response to the packet being associated with the first one of the virtual network device sub-units.
21 The system of claim 19, wherein the virtual network device sub-units are configured to send a single copy of a particular packet to a device coupled to the virtual network device.
22. The system of claim 19, wherein the virtual network device associates the packet with the first one of the virtual network device sub-units by assigning an identifier to the packet, and the identifier is associated with the first one of the virtual network device sub-units.
23 The system of claim 22, wherein the first one of the virtual network device sub-units is configured to assign the identifier to the packet.
24. The system of claim 23, wherein the virtual network device is configured to assign the identifier to the packet by appending a header to the packet, and the header comprises the identifier.
25 The system of claim 23, wherein an interface of a second one of the virtual network device sub-units is configured to inhibit the packet from being output via the interface in response to the identifier
26. The system of claim 25, wherein the interface of the second one of the virtual network device sub-units inhibits the packet from being output via the interface by filtering the packet from a packet flow being sent via the interface.
27 The system of claim 23, wherein one of the virtual network device sub-units is configured to calculate a plurality of spanning trees for the virtual network device.
28. The system of claim 22, wherein the virtual network device sub-units are configured to send the packet received via the first one of the virtual network device sub-units through the virtual network device according to a first one of the spanning trees, the first one of the spanning trees is associated with the first one of the virtual network device sub-units, the virtual network device sub-units are configured to send a second packet received via a second one of the virtual network device sub-units through the virtual network device according to a second one of the spanning trees, the second one of the spanning trees is associated with the second one of the virtual network device sub--units.
29. The system of claim 28, wherein a root of the first one of the spanning trees is the first one of the virtual network device sub-units, and a root of the second one of the spanning trees is the second one of the virtual network device sub-units.
30 The system of claim 27, wherein each one of the spanning trees has a root, and each one of the virtual network device sub-units is a root of a single one of the spanning trees.
31 A network device comprising:
an interface, the interface comprising:
an egress filter settings store comprising a plurality of egress filter settings, wherein each egress filter setting corresponds to a respective ingress identifier value; and an egress filter unit coupled to the egress filter settings store.
32. The network device of claim 31, wherein the interface further comprises:
an identifier unit; and an ingress identifier value store coupled to the identifier unit, wherein the ingress identifier value store comprises an ingress identifier value.
33. The network device of claim 32, wherein the identifier unit is configured to append the ingress identifier value to a packet, and the identifier unit is responsive to receipt of the packet by the interface.
34. The network device of claim 33, wherein the ingress identifier value identifies a virtual network device sub-unit, and the virtual network device sub-unit comprises the interface.
35. The network device of claim 33, wherein the ingress identifier value identifies a virtual network device sub-unit, and the virtual network device sub-unit is coupled to the interface.
36. The network device of claim 31, wherein the egress filter unit is configured to filter a packet from a packet flow being output via the interface, in response to a particular ingress identifier being appended to the packet.
37. A system comprising:
means for detecting reception of a packet via a first interface of a first one of a plurality of virtual network device sub-units of a virtual network device; and means for associating the packet with the first one of the virtual network device sub-units.
38. The system of claim 37, further comprising:
means for inhibiting the packet from being sent via an interface of one of the virtual network device sub--units, wherein the inhibiting is performed in response to the packet being associated with the first one of the virtual network device sub-units.
39 The system of claim 38, further comprising:
means for sending a single copy of a particular packet to a device coupled to the virtual network device.
40 The system of claim 38, wherein the associating comprises.
assigning an identifier to the packet, wherein the identifier is associated with the first one of the virtual network device sub-units.
41. The system of claim 40, wherein the assigning the identifier to the packet comprises:
appending a header to the packet, wherein the header comprises the identifier.
42. The system of claim 40, further comprising:
means for sending the packet and the identifier to a third one of the virtual network device sub-units.
43 The system of claim 38, further comprising:
means for calculating a plurality of spanning trees for the virtual network device, wherein each of the spanning trees is associated with a respective one of the virtual network device sub-units; and means for sending each packet received by one of the virtual network device sub-units through the virtual network device according to an associated one of the spanning trees
44. The system of claim 43, wherein the sending each packet comprises:
sending a given packet based on an identifier associated with the given packet.
45. A computer readable medium comprising program instructions executable to detect reception of a packet via a first interface of a first one of a plurality of virtual network device sub--units of a virtual network device; and associate the packet with the first one of the virtual network device sub-units.
46. The computer readable medium of claim 45, wherein the program instructions are further executable to.
inhibit the packet from being sent via an interface of one of the virtual network device sub-units, wherein the inhibiting is performed in response to the packet being associated with the first one of the virtual network device sub-units.
47. The computer readable medium of claim 46, wherein the program instructions are further executable to.
send a single copy of a particular packet to a device coupled to the virtual network device.
48. The computer readable medium of claim 46, wherein associating the packet with the first one of the virtual network device sub-units comprises:
assigning an identifier to the packet, wherein the identifier is associated with the first one of the virtual network device sub-units.
49 The computer readable medium of claim 48, wherein assigning the identifier to the packet comprises:
appending a header to the packet, wherem the header comprises the identifier
50. The computer readable medium of claim 48, wherein the program instructions are further executable to send the packet and the identifier to a third one of the virtual network device sub-units.
51. The computer readable medium of claim 46, wherein the program instructions are further executable to calculate a plurality of spanning trees for the virtual network device, wherein each of the spanning trees is associated with a respective one of the virtual network device sub-units, and send each packet received by one of the virtual network device sub-units through the virtual network device according to an associated one of the spanning trees.
52. The computer readable medium of claim 51, wherein sending each packet received by one of the virtual network device sub-units through the virtual network device according to the associated one of the spanning trees comprises.
sending a given packet based on an identifier associated with the given packet.
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