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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Zhiping Yao, Dublin, CA (US);
Che Kin Leung, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/931 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
Data center switches are described. A rack of a data center can include several switches to implement a network topology. The switches can include ports on their fronts and sides such that cables can be coupled with these side ports to implement the network topology.