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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2003
Applicants:
Surya Varanasi, San Ramon, CA (US);
Timothy Millet, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kung-ling Ko, Union City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Surya Varanasi, San Ramon, CA (US);
Timothy Millet, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kung-Ling Ko, Union City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Brocade Communication Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of methods, apparatuses and/or systems for routing a flow of frame in a core-edge switch configuration are disclosed. For example, a method of routing a flow of frames may include receiving at least one frame; selecting an exit port of a switch for the at least one frame to exit based, at least in part, on balancing frame traffic in the core-edge switch configuration; and transmitting the at least one frame.