FabricPath Frame Format
When an Ethernet frame enters the FabricPath network, the switch encapsulates the frame with a 16-byte FabricPath header. This header includes a 48-bit outer MAC destination address (ODA), a 48-bit outer MAC source address (OSA), and a 32-bit FabricPath tag. The ODA and SDA contain a 12-bit unique identifier called SwitchID that is used to forward packets within the FabricPath network.
The 48-bit source and destination MAC address contains a 12-bit unique identifier called SwitchID that is used for forwarding in the FabricPath network. The FabricPath tag contains the new Ethertype for the FabricPath header, a forwarding tag called FTAG that uniquely identifies a forwarding graph and the TTL field that has the same functionality ...
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