Network relay system and method of automatically setting a network relay system
View Patent ↗FSs ( 16 a to 16 h ) are each connected to IFSs ( 14 a to 14 x ). Each of the FSs ( 16 a to 16 h ) transmits a setting frame ( 60 ) that includes an FS number to the connected IFSs ( 14 a to 14 x ). Each of the IFSs ( 14 a to 14 x ) registers, in an LAG setting table, the FS numbers included in the received setting frames ( 60 ) and ports that have received the same in association with each other. Then, each of the IFSs ( 14 a to 14 x ) sorts ports ( 52 a to 52 h ) in an order of the associated FS numbers, and sets each of LAGs ( 18 a to 18 x ) in a common order.
1. A network relay system, comprising:
a plurality of interface switches; and
a plurality of fabric switches connected to the plurality of interface switches,
wherein each of the plurality of fabric switches comprises a first setting frame transmitter which transmits a first setting frame that includes first identification information to the plurality of interface switches, and wherein the first identification information is uniquely assigned to the plurality of fabric switches on an individual basis and is automatically sortable in accordance with a predetermined criterion; and
wherein each of the plurality of interface switches comprises a first LAG setter which automatically sets a link aggregation group for ports that have received the first setting frames, in accordance with an order of arrangement based on the first identification information.
2. The network relay system according to claim 1 , wherein the first setting frame transmitter transmits the first setting frame that includes a device number previously assigned to each of the plurality of fabric switches as the first identification information.
3. The network relay system according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of interface switches further comprises a second setting frame transmitter which transmits a second setting frame that includes second identification information to the plurality of fabric switches, and wherein the second identification information is uniquely assigned to the plurality of interface switches on an individual basis; and
wherein each of the plurality of fabric switches further comprises a second LAG setter which automatically sets a link aggregation group for ports that have received the second setting frames that include the same second identification information.
4. The network relay system according to claim 3 , wherein the first setting frame transmitter transmits the first setting frame that includes a device number previously assigned to each of the plurality of fabric switches as the first identification information.
5. A method of automatically setting a network relay system, the network relay system comprising: a plurality of interface switches; and a plurality of fabric switches connected to the plurality of interface switches, the method comprising:
transmitting, by each of the plurality of fabric switches, a first setting frame that includes first identification information to the plurality of interface switches, wherein the first identification information is uniquely assigned to the plurality of fabric switches on an individual basis and is automatically sortable in accordance with a predetermined criterion; and
automatically setting, by each of the plurality of interface switches, a link aggregation group for ports that have received the first setting frames, in accordance with an order of arrangement based on the first identification information.
6. The method of automatically setting a network relay system according to claim 5 , further comprising transmitting, by the each of the plurality of fabric switches, the first setting frame that includes a device number previously assigned to the each of the plurality of fabric switches as the first identification information.
7. The method of automatically setting a network relay system according to claim 5 , further comprising:
transmitting, by each of the plurality of interface switches, a second setting frame that includes second identification information to the plurality of fabric switches, wherein the second identification information is uniquely assigned to the plurality of interface switches on an individual basis; and
automatically setting, by each of the plurality of fabric switches, a link aggregation group for ports that have received the second setting frames that include the same second identification information.
8. The method of automatically setting a network relay system according to claim 7 , further comprising transmitting, by the each of the plurality of fabric switches, the first setting frame that includes a device number previously assigned to the each of the plurality of fabric switches as the first identification information.