BACKGROUND As the value and use of information continues to increase, individuals and
businesses seek additional ways to process and store information. One option is an …

A network apparatus for providing native load balancing within a switch, including: a first
network interface operable to communicatively couple to a first network; a plurality of second …

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 0003 Particular embodiments of the present invention may
reduce or eliminate disadvantages and problems tradi tionally associated with Switching …

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates traffic
management in a network. During operation, the system detects a bottleneck in a network …

Systems and methods for supporting efficient virtualization in a lossless interconnection
network. An exemplary method can provide, one or more switches, including at least a leaf …

A method and system for internal data loop back in a packet switch is provided. In some
instances, the switch may be required to process multiple layers of a header within the data …

Certain aspects of a method and system for intrusion detection and prevention based on
packet type recognition in a network are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include …

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A method for resolving Switch number conflicts in a stack
able Switch system includes communicating a message between switches in the stackable …

A method is provided for managing a network storm associated with a physical port of a
physical switch. The method, performed by a management application, includes receiving a …

Abstract Systems, methods, and machine-readable storage media to facilitate adaptive
switch stack interaction are disclosed. Discovery may be performed via a network with …