(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 approaches are provided for optimizing the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) in a
switched network. STP port type for a network infrastructure device can be con trolled based …

A system and method of tracking high-level network transactions. At least one switching
node on a network may collect low-level data packets, the low-level data packets forming …

A packet forwarding network may include switches that perform network forwarding
operations to forward network traffic between end hosts that are coupled to the packet …

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 …

(57) ABSTRACT A system for communicating packets through a network Switch fabric is
described. At an aggregation point in the network Switch fabric, the system segregates …

The controller may include a switch modeling interface that maintains switch models of
switches in a network. The switch modeling interface may receive a desired network …

A method buffering packets in a packet switching network (FIG. 5) includes receiving a
packet from the network; splitting the packet into a plurality of PDUs; stripping at least some …

Methods and systems for controlling scheduling in a packet switching node in a network are
provided which enable the scheduling of packets from different sources in an earliest …

Network architectural roles of packet switching devices are automatically determined by
retrieving and analyzing con figuration information of the packet Switching devices. The …