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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
May. 20, 2010
Applicants:
Nathan Binkert, Redwood City, CA (US);
Moray Mclaren, Stoke Gifford Bristol, GB;
Michael Tan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nathan Binkert, Redwood City, CA (US);
Moray McLaren, Stoke Gifford Bristol, GB;
Michael Tan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/937 (2013.01); H04L 12/935 (2013.01); H04L 12/931 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0826 (2013.01); H04L 49/253 (2013.01); H04L 49/30 (2013.01); H04L 49/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
As described herein, a network device includes an optical circuit switch to perform circuit switching. The network device also has a plurality of removable line cards, each of which includes a packet switch. A switching manager automatically reconfigures the optical circuit switch based on a configuration of the removable line cards to maintain a guaranteed packet switching bandwidth between active line cards.