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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2012
Applicant:
Iii Holdings 2, Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Mark Bradley Davis, Austin, TX (US);
David James Borland, Austin, TX (US);
Barry Ross Evans, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
III Holdings 2, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/50 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/773 (2013.01); H04L 12/933 (2013.01); H04L 12/935 (2013.01); H04L 12/931 (2013.01); H04L 12/701 (2013.01); H04L 12/947 (2013.01); G06F 13/24 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); H04L 12/801 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2013.01); H04L 45/60 (2013.01); H04L 49/109 (2013.01); H04L 49/3009 (2013.01); H04L 49/351 (2013.01); H04L 49/356 (2013.01); H04L 45/00 (2013.01); H04L 49/25 (2013.01); G06F 13/24 (2013.01); G06F 1/3234 (2013.01); G06F 13/40 (2013.01); H04L 47/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method are provided that support a routing using a tree-like or graph topology that supports multiple links per node, where each link is designated as an Up, Down, or Lateral link, or both, within the topology. The system may use a segmented MAC architecture which may have a method of re-purposing MAC IP addresses for inside MACs and outside MACs, and leveraging what would normally be the physical signaling for the MAC to feed into the switch.