Techniques for simplifying stacking trunk creation and man agement are provided. In one
embodiment, a Switch in a stacking system can receive first and second control packets from …

Techniques for handling connections between network devices that support multiple port
communication modes are provided. In one embodiment, a first network device can detect a …

Presented herein are techniques performed in a network comprising a plurality of network
nodes each configured to apply one or more service functions to traffic that passes the …

In one embodiment, a system and apparatus are provided comprising: a first node
configured to receive information that identifies a path from a first node to a second node; …

Techniques for validating configuration changes in a mixed node topology are provided. In
one embodiment, a device can identify a link to be removed from a topology comprising a …

In various embodiments, an apparatus, a non-transitory computer-readable media, and a
computer-implemented method are provided to: detect, by a current node in a network path …

Techniques for simplifying Stacking trunk creation and management are provided. In one
embodiment, a Switch in a stacking system can receive first and second control packets from …

An automatic allocation system for a network, the automatic allocation system comprising a
controller, the controller defining a control plane that provides a common language to …

Methods and systems for calculating latency variations in a distributed manner, including the
steps of calculating, by first and second Switches, first and second local latency variations, of …

A system, method and apparatus for performing a constraint base shortest path computation
(CSPF) in a manner excluding those nodes indicated as having failed an ERO expansion …