Patent ID: 9210073
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for message routing in a network, the system comprising: a first port and a first end-point, wherein the first end-point is configured to communicate with a second end-point via respective said first port and a second port connected by a fabric; wherein the first port is configured to establish a route management connection, between pseudo end-points, for communicating route management information between the first and second ports, wherein each of the pseudo end-points is a logical extension of a corresponding one of the first and second ports, and wherein the route management information includes messaging to discover end-points and messaging to establish and maintain routes, and wherein the route management information further comprises name server queries and responses; wherein the first end-point is configured to establish a route set between the first and second end-points, the route set comprising a relationship between two end-point incarnations corresponding to the first and second end-points that associates a plurality of routes between the first and second end-points, wherein the plurality of routes of the route set are useable for communications between the first and second end-points, and the route management connection does not use the route set; and wherein the first end-point is configured to establish a route set management connection, between the first and second end-points, for managing routing layer connections established on the route set.