Techniques for integration of blade switches with programmable fabric

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10142264
APP PUB NO 20180034747A1
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15224158

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A method is described and in one embodiment includes receiving at a top-of-rack (“TOR”) switch a notification concerning a virtual machine (“VM”), wherein the received notification identifies a host associated with the VM; determining whether the identified host is directly connected to the TOR switch; and if the identified host is not directly connected to the TOR switch, identifying an intermediate switch to which the identified host is directly connected; and determining whether the identified intermediate switch to which the identified host is directly attached is attached to the TOR switch.

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CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134

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Fu, Lei Palo Alto, US 62 384
Kapadia, Shyam San Jose, US 83 2001
Nataraja, Rajesh Babu Sunnyvale, US 9 73
Shah, Nilesh Fremont, US 72 1359

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