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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2004
Nelson Willhite, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mike Noll, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Steven Martin, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Akhil Duggal, Los Altos, CA (US);
Craig Lindberg, Nevada City, CA (US);
Thomas Carleton Jones, San Jose, CA (US);
Srinivas Komidi, San Jose, CA (US);
Nelson Willhite, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mike Noll, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Steven Martin, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Akhil Duggal, Los Altos, CA (US);
Craig Lindberg, Nevada City, CA (US);
Thomas Carleton Jones, San Jose, CA (US);
Srinivas Komidi, San Jose, CA (US);
Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Network data switching comprises receiving a cell, associating the cell with a destination port, selecting an egress link that has been soft configured to be associated with the destination port, and switching the cell to the selected egress link. A network switch comprises an ingress link configured to receive a cell and a switch circuit coupled to the ingress link, configured to associate the cell with a destination port, to select an egress link that has been soft configured to be associated with the destination port, and to switch the cell to the egress link.