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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2013
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abdul Kabbani, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Amin Vahdat, Los Altos, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of configuring a computer network are provided. A first stage having F switches and a second stage having S switches can be provided. Each switch in the first stage of switches can form M communication links with switches in the second stage of switches. Each switch in the second stage can form N communication links with switches in the first stage of switches. Communication links between respective switch pairs can be assigned. Each switch pair can include one witch in the first stage of switches and one switch in the second stage of switches. The number of communication links assigned to at least one switch pair can differ from the number of communication links assigned to at least a second switch pair.