System and method for flexible switching fabric
US9258253B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/111
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for a flexible switching fabric includes a network switching device. The network switching device includes a plurality of connectors configured to couple the network switching device to other network devices, one or more front panel cards, each front panel card including one or more first ports and configured to forward network packets between the first ports, one or more fabric cards, each fabric card including one or more second ports and configured to forward network packets between the second ports, and a port multiplexing unit configured to flexibly couple the connectors to the one or more first ports and the one or more second ports to the one or more first ports. The flexible coupling between the one or more first ports and the connectors and the one or more second ports is determined based on a desired configuration for the network switching device.
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