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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2012
Stephen T. Wethington, Sarasota, FL (US);
Upen Reddy Kareti, Union City, CA (US);
Gary L. Myers, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Stephen T. Wethington, Sarasota, FL (US);
Upen Reddy Kareti, Union City, CA (US);
Gary L. Myers, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system comprises a plurality of port cards arranged along a first orientation, the port cards operable to receive data from one or more nodes on a network. The system also comprises a plurality of switch-fabric cards arranged along a second orientation orthogonal to the first orientation, the switch-fabric cards operable to route data between the one or more port cards based on one or more rules. The system further comprises a plurality of bridge cards coupling the one or more port cards to the one or more switch-fabric cards, the bridge cards arranged physically between the port cards and switch-fabric cards.