Bandwidth management in a non-blocking network fabric
US10439879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/32
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes discovering at a network controller, a topology and link capacities for a network, the network controller in communication with a plurality of spine nodes and leaf nodes, the link capacities comprising capacities for links between the spine nodes and the leaf nodes, identifying at the network controller, a flow received from a source at one of the leaf nodes, selecting at the network controller, one of the spine nodes to receive the flow from the leaf node based, at least in part, on the link capacities, and programming the network to transmit the flow from the spine node to one of the leaf nodes in communication with a receiver requesting the flow. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
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