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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
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-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
Transferring data via a switch fabric comprises: for each unit of data to be transferred, selecting one of a plurality of links from a fabric access node to the switch fabric to transfer the unit of data, and in the event that one or more of the plurality of links become unavailable, such that one or more remaining links remain available for transferring data, transferring a subsequently received unit of data via one of the remaining links.