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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2024
Marvell Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG;
Whay Sing Lee, Milpitas, CA (US);
Arash Farhoodfar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Marvell Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A cable assembly includes connectors and protection switching circuitry. A first connector connects the cable assembly to a first switch, which has a first network path to a first host device. A second connector connects the cable assembly to a second switch, which has a second network path to the first host device. A third connector is connected to the first and second connectors via respectively a first cable and a second cable and connects the cable assembly to a second host device. The protection switching circuitry is embedded in the cable assembly and: establishes a communications connection to transfer data between the host devices using a first data path, which includes the first network path, connector, cable, and switch; determines the first data path is degraded; and in responsive, switches the communications connection to a second data path, which includes the second network path, connector, cable, and switch.