Optical architecture and channel plan employing multi-fiber configurations for data center network switching
US9699530B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0037
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Data center network architectures, systems, and methods that can reduce the cost and complexity of data center networks. Such data center network architectures, systems, and methods employ physical optical ring network and multi-dimensional network topologies and optical nodes to efficiently allocate bandwidth within the data center networks, while reducing the physical interconnectivity requirements of the data center networks. The respective optical nodes can be configured to provide various switching topologies, including, but not limited to, chordal ring switching topologies and multi-dimensional chordal ring switching topologies.
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