Systems and methods for implementing virtual switch planes in a physical switch fabric
US7397794B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/3027
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A switching device includes multiple interfaces and a switch fabric. The switch fabric includes switch integrated circuits arranged in a number of stages. Multiple virtual switch planes may be implemented in the switch fabric. Data traffic received at the interfaces is selectively assigned to different ones of the virtual switch planes.
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