Mesh architectures for managed switching elements
US8964598B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/622
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments provide a network architecture that includes several lower level managed switching elements for forwarding network data to several of network hosts. The network architecture includes a set of higher level managed switching elements. The several lower level managed switching elements and the set of higher level managed switching elements implement several logical datapath sets. Communication channels are established among the several lower level managed switching elements and the set of higher level managed switching elements based on a mesh topology.
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