Switching in a network device
US8942559B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0081
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
As described herein, a network device includes an optical circuit switch to perform circuit switching. The network device also has a plurality of removable line cards, each of which includes a packet switch. A switching manager automatically reconfigures the optical circuit switch based on a configuration of the removable line cards to maintain a guaranteed packet switching bandwidth between active line cards.
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