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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Joseph Lawrence, Boulder, CO (US);
Christopher J. Gibbings, Westminster, CO (US);
Niclas Comstedt, Broomfield, CO (US);
Nassar El-aawar, Denver, CO (US);
Joseph Lawrence, Boulder, CO (US);
Christopher J. Gibbings, Westminster, CO (US);
Niclas Comstedt, Broomfield, CO (US);
Nassar El-Aawar, Denver, CO (US);
Level 3 Communications LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to network communications. More specifically, embodiments relate to a system and method for switching data through a network. An embodiment of a switching system communicatively couples an external network to a wide area network. The system includes a plurality of edge switches communicatively coupled to the external network, a plurality of core switches communicatively coupled to the wide area network, and an interconnected matrix of switches communicatively coupled to the core switches and the edge switches and configured to forward communication traffic between the edge switches and the core switches.