Scalable multi-hop mesh packet switch fabric
US8811413B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a multi-hop mesh fabric that allows existing systems to be more effectively scaled to increase bandwidth and the number of nodes within the fabric. The multi-hop mesh fabric also provides redundancy for each of the connections between nodes. The multi-hop mesh fabric may be realized in various different architectures including the maximum number of hops within the fabric and the layout of the fabric (e.g., full mesh vs. sparse mesh). The multi-hop mesh fabric may further improve its efficiency by employing various load balancing techniques, different scheduling methods, and other traffic management technologies known by one of skill in the art. Furthermore, the multi-hop mesh fabric may be realized in different environments including intra-devices, inter-device intra-blade, intra-blade intra-system, and inter-system intra-cluster.
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