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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2023
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Yigang Zhou, Shanghai, CN;
Shengwen Lu, Hangzhou, CN;
Xiubin Mao, Hangzhou, CN;
Zhonghua Hu, Shenzhen, CN;
Fengkai Li, Beijing, CN;
Yongfeng Liu, Shenzhen, CN;
Huawei Technologies Co., LTD., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
One example method includes receiving network topology information delivered by a topology manager, where the data center includes a plurality of servers, a plurality of electrical switches, and at least one optical cross-connect device. A data flow can be obtained. A routing policy can be configured for the data flow based on the network topology information, where the routing policy includes any one or a combination of the following routing policies: a first routing policy, where the first routing policy indicates to forward the data flow through an optical channel in the at least one optical cross-connect device; a second routing policy, where the second routing policy indicates to split the data flow into at least two sub-data flows for forwarding; or a third routing policy, where the third routing policy indicates to forward the data flow through an electrical switch of the plurality of electrical switches.