Patents by Inventor Changgui Zhan

Changgui Zhan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • TRILL network establishing method, node, and system
    Patent number: 10084656
    Abstract: A Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) network establishing method, node, and system. The TRILL network establishing method includes: receiving, by a first node, a Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) packet, where an optional type-length-value (TLV) field of the LLDP packet includes TRILL capability information of a second node that sends the LLDP packet; and if it is determined, according to the TRILL capability information, that the second node has a TRILL capability, and the first node itself also has the TRILL capability, configuring, by the first node, a port, through which the LLDP packet is received, of the first node, to have a TRILL function enabled. The node in embodiments of the present invention can automatically enable or disable the TRILL function, so as to implement automatic establishment of a TRILL network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changgui Zhan, Guangrui Wu
  • TRILL Network Establishing Method, Node, and System
    Publication number: 20150023215
    Abstract: A Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) network establishing method, node, and system. The TRILL network establishing method includes: receiving, by a first node, a Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) packet, where an optional type-length-value (TLV) field of the LLDP packet includes TRILL capability information of a second node that sends the LLDP packet; and if it is determined, according to the TRILL capability information, that the second node has a TRILL capability, and the first node itself also has the TRILL capability, configuring, by the first node, a port, through which the LLDP packet is received, of the first node, to have a TRILL function enabled. The node in embodiments of the present invention can automatically enable or disable the TRILL function, so as to implement automatic establishment of a TRILL network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Changgui Zhan, Guangrui Wu