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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Benny J. Thottakkara0
Date of Patent
March 29, 2011
0Patent Application Number
122487890
Date Filed
October 9, 2008
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A method for supporting dynamic configuration changes comprises receiving a message from a current root bridge, comparing a bridge media access control (MAC) address of a receiving port to a bridge MAC address of the received message, if the bridge MAC addresses are not the same, then comparing a current priority value with a previous priority value of the current root bridge, determining if the receiving port is a qualified root port, and if the port is a qualified root port, then returning a superior designated message to execute an RSTP calculation.
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