Method and system supporting real-time fail-over of network switches

J Masuyama, Y Yang - US Patent App. 10/662,833, 2005 - Google Patents
An example embodiment of a system for providing fail-over between switches in a network
may include a switch having a server-side port and a fail-over circuit in communication with …

System and method for network using redundancy scheme

B Joseph, S Puthiyandiyil, S Amara… - US Patent App. 10 …, 2003 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system and method is provided for transferring packet switched data
across a network. A network interface may be connected to a primary switch and a …

System and method for extending ports

S Murthy, P Rajendran, R Sivasankar… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
ABSTRACT A system and method includes a first switching device that includes a first
control unit with a first and third port coupled to the first control unit and a second switching …

System and method for late-dropping packets in a network switch

RN Mullendore, SF Oberman, A Mehta… - US Patent …, 2008 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system and method for late-dropping packets in a network Switch. A
network Switch may include multiple input ports, multiple output ports, and a shared random …

Systems and methods for handling link aggregation failover with a controller

S Ramasubramanian, V Emmadi, SD Modi… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A network of switches having ports coupled to other switches or end hosts
may be controlled by a controller. The controller may identify whether any switch ports have …

Virtual channels in a network switch

S Oberman, A Mehta, R Mullendore, K Malik… - US Patent App. 10 …, 2003 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A System and method providing virtual channels with credit based flow
control on links between network Switches. A network Switch may include multiple input …

Packet input thresholding for resource distribution in a network switch

RN Mullendore, SF Oberman, A Mehta… - US Patent …, 2007 - Google Patents
A system and method for input thresholding packets in a network switch. A network switch
may include multiple input ports, multiple output ports, and a shared random access memory …

Ensuring proper packet ordering in a cut-through and early-forwarding network switch

S Oberman, A Mehta, R Mullendore… - US Patent App. 09 …, 2002 - Google Patents
A system and method for ensuring that packets are not switched out of order in a network
switch capable of dynamically selecting different routing techniques. The network switch …

Method and apparatus for switch fabric configuration

M Witkowski - US Patent App. 10/217,098, 2004 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method and apparatus are provided for con? guring a network sWitch.
Method and apparatus may include, in some embodiments, an application softWare that …

System and method for detecting and recovering from virtual switch link failures

MT Narayanan, HK Hebbar… - US Patent …, 2009 - Google Patents
A system and method detects and responds to failures occurring in a virtual switch. The
virtual switch is formed from two or more physical switches interconnected by a Virtual …