Disjoint multi-pathing for a data center network

US9185166B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9185166-B2
Application numberUS-201213407658-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 28, 2012
Priority dateFeb 28, 2012
Publication dateNov 10, 2015
Grant dateNov 10, 2015

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According to one embodiment, a data center fabric network system includes a controller, a plurality of switches connected to the controller via a plurality of communication links, a source device connected to at least a first switch of the plurality of switches, a destination device connected to at least a second switch of the plurality of switches, and wherein the controller is adapted for: creating a topology of the data center fabric network system, determining paths between the plurality of switches, calculating one or more disjoint multi-paths from the source device to the destination device based on the topology, and writing the one or more disjoint multi-paths into a forwarding table of at least one of: the source device, the first switch, and a nearest shared switch to the source device.

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What is claimed is: 1. A data center fabric network system, comprising: a switch controller; a plurality of switches directly connected to the switch controller via a plurality of secure communication links, the plurality of switches being restricted from executing a discovery protocol to determine paths to other switches in the system; a source device connected to at least a first switch of the plurality of switches; a destination device connected to at least a second swit…

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What does patent US9185166B2 cover?
According to one embodiment, a data center fabric network system includes a controller, a plurality of switches connected to the controller via a plurality of communication links, a source device connected to at least a first switch of the plurality of switches, a destination device connected to at least a second switch of the plurality of switches, and wherein the controller is adapted for: cr…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Decusatis Casimer M, Kamble Keshav G, Kumbhare Abhijit P, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L67/1097. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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