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Title:
SWITCH METHOD FOR PORT MODE AND RELATED DEVICES THEREOF
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/179376
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Disclosed are a switch method for a port mode and related devices thereof, for use in switching the port mode of devices on both sides of a link when the devices on both sides are ready to switch the port mode so as to reduce the time for a link failure caused by inconsistent port modes on both sides of the link during the switching process. The method in embodiments of the present application comprises: a first device marks the state of a port thereof as a first port state, the first port state being the state where a first mode is to be switched into a second mode; the first device sends a negotiation request message to a second device, the negotiation request message comprising first state information; the first state information indicating that the state of the port of the first device is the first port state; the first device receives a negotiation response message sent by the second device, the negotiation response message indicating that the state of the port of the second device is the first port state; the first device switches the state of the port into the second mode according to the negotiation response message.

Inventors:
FU JIA (CN)
GAO CHUAN (CN)
WEI JIADAO (CN)
CHEN ZHIGUO (CN)
Application Number:
PCT/CN2019/078393
Publication Date:
September 26, 2019
Filing Date:
March 16, 2019
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Assignee:
HUAWEI TECH CO LTD (CN)
International Classes:
H04L12/24
Foreign References:
CN103684857A2014-03-26
CN101345754A2009-01-14
CN104796306A2015-07-22
US20150339388A12015-11-26
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