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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
May. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Inventor:
Alan Frank Graves, Kanata, CA;
Assignee:
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/00 (2006.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01); H04L 12/875 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 11/0003 (2013.01); H04L 45/741 (2013.01); H04L 47/56 (2013.01); H04Q 11/0005 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/005 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes receiving a first packet payload, and where the first packet payload originates from a first top-of-rack switch (TOR) and receiving a second packet payload, where the second packet payload originates from a second TOR. The method also includes placing the first packet payload in a transport container and placing the second packet payload in the transport container. Additionally, the method includes transmitting the transport container to a photonic switch.