Hybrid optical/electrical switching system for data center networks
US8503879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0052
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one aspect, a system includes one or more electrical switches to transfer data in a data network; one or more optical switching groups coupled to each electrical switch, each switching group having one or more server racks, each server rack coupled to a top of rack (TOR) switch and an optical transceiver coupled to the TOR switch; and an optical switching unit (OSU) coupled to the one or more optical switching groups.
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