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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2012
Applicants:
Rohit Sunkam Ramanujam, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Sailesh Kumar, San Jose, CA (US);
William Lynch, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rohit Sunkam Ramanujam, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Sailesh Kumar, San Jose, CA (US);
William Lynch, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G06F 15/78 (2006.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 12/42 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/7825 (2013.01); H04L 12/4633 (2013.01); H04L 12/42 (2013.01); H04L 45/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links connecting the nodes in a ring topology, wherein a first node from among the plurality of nodes is coupled to a first link from among the plurality of links, wherein the first link comprises a plurality of virtual channels, and wherein each of the plurality of virtual channels is assigned to provide service to a unique one of the plurality of nodes.