S Ramasubramanian, S Zhou, DC Hersey… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A controller may control client Switches in a network includ ing client and non-client Switches. The controller may main tain a link discovery table including entries that …
KC Wang, S Ramasubramanian - US Patent 9,356,838, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A controller may control switches in a network that forwards network packets between end hosts. The controller may gen erate a directed acyclic graph based on …
S Ramasubramanian, K Jiang, RE Adams… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
A controller may be used to control client switches in a network that includes non-client, switches. The controller may form client domains from groups of client switches that are …
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 …
S Ramasubramanian, S Zhou, DC Hersey… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
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A controller may control switches such as physical and software switches in a network. The controller may generate virtual switches from groups of end hosts in forming a virtual …
RW Sherwood, RE Adams, DE Talayco… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A network of switches that forwards network packets between end hosts may be controlled by a controller. The controller may maintain information that identifies …
A network may include switches that have controller clients that are controlled from one or more controller servers. Clusters of the switches that have the controller clients may be …
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A network controlled by a controller may include end hosts that are coupled to the switches. The network may be coupled to gateways that interface between the network and an …