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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2011
Frank K. Bradbury, Saugus, MA (US);
Parvez Khan, Reading, MA (US);
Steven R. Dunstan, Beverly, MA (US);
Frank K. Bradbury, Saugus, MA (US);
Parvez Khan, Reading, MA (US);
Steven R. Dunstan, Beverly, MA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving information at an interface circuit and providing the information from the interface circuit to a processing circuit through a direct communications path between the interface circuit and a processing circuit, which processes the information received from the interface circuit. The method further includes providing the information from the interface circuit to the processing circuit via a crosspoint switch in response to a failure of the direct communications path, wherein the direct communication does not pass through the crosspoint switch.