Fibre channel over ethernet

C DeSanti, S Gai, A Baldini - US Patent 8,238,347, 2012 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A Data Center Ethernet (“DCE) network and related meth ods and device
are provided. A DCE network simplifies the connectivity of data centers and provides a high …

Forwarding table reduction and multipath network forwarding

L Kreeger, T Edsall, E Ganesan, S Gai - US Patent 7,801,125, 2010 - Google Patents
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Fibre channel over ethernet

L Cafiero, S Gai - US Patent 7,564,869, 2009 - Google Patents
The present invention provides methods and devices for implementing a Low Latency
Ethernet (“LLE”) solution, also referred to herein as a Data Center Ethernet (“DCE”) solution …

BFD rate-limiting and automatic session activation

R Rahman, D Toscano, D Ward, JM Simard… - US Patent …, 2009 - Google Patents
A system and method for bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD) rate-limiting and automatic
BFD session activation includes tracking a total bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD) …

Triple-tier anycast addressing

D Farinacci, T Edsall - US Patent 8,259,720, 2012 - Google Patents
In one embodiment, a solution is provided wherein redundant routers are treated as a single
emulated Switch. When a packet is received at a layer 2 edge Switch from a host, the layer 2 …

Network device architecture for consolidating input/output and reducing latency

S Gai, T Edsall, D Bergamasco, D Dutt… - US Patent …, 2010 - Google Patents
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Methods and devices for backward congestion notification

D Bergamasco, A Baldini, V Alaria, F Bonomi… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
The present invention provides improved methods and devices for managing network
congestion. Preferred implementations of the invention allow congestion to be pushed from …

Backward congestion notification

D Bergamasco, D Dutt - US Patent 8,121,038, 2012 - Google Patents
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Ethernet extension for the data center

S Gai, T Edsall, L Cafiero, D Bergamasco… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
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Active queue management methods and devices

D Bergamasco, F Bonomi, V Alaria, A Baldini - US Patent 7,602,720, 2009 - Google Patents
Novel methods and devices are provided for AQM of input-buffered network devices.
Preferred implementations of the invention control overall buffer occupancy while protecting …