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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2012
Haresh K. Shah, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Mountain View, CA (US);
Glenn Poole, Fremont, CA (US);
Haresh K. Shah, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Mountain View, CA (US);
Glenn Poole, Fremont, CA (US);
DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A data switching system is disclosed that allows for switching of packets through a plurality of top of rack switches utilizing a logical switching fabric that includes a local TOR switching fabric on a TOR switch and a Core switching fabric on a Core switch. A method of processing packets according to some embodiment can include receiving a packet from a source port into a top of rack switch, the source port being one of a plurality of ports on the top of rack switch, processing a packet header of the packet to determine a destination port; and switching the packet through a logical switching fabric that includes a local switch fabric on the top of rack switch and a Core switching fabric on a Core switch.