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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2011
Applicant:
Ariel Hendel, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Ariel Hendel, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/50 (2006.01); H04L 12/931 (2013.01); H04L 12/933 (2013.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/40 (2013.01); H04L 49/15 (2013.01); H04L 49/352 (2013.01); H04L 49/356 (2013.01); H04L 49/45 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of transferring data in a network is provided. Data is received at a sub-switch of a first bundled switch having a plurality of sub-switches, the sub-switch being configured to only couple to connections external to the first bundled switch. The method also includes transferring the data from the first bundled switch using a multi-lane cable coupled to a second bundled switch, a first end of the multi-lane cable coupled to a sub-switch in the first bundled switch and a second end of the multi-lane cable coupled to at least two sub-switches in the second bundled switch.