A network control system for interconnecting several sepa rate networks. The system
includes i) several interconnection Switching elements, each of which is for connecting one …

(57) ABSTRACT A network apparatus comprising Storage units storing con figuration
information about the network apparatus, an input network interface to at least one network …

A network controller for managing a set of interconnection switching elements that connect
segmented networks to a shared physical interconnection network. The network controller …

A network that implements a network management protocol. The network comprises a
network manager coupled to a plurality of network nodes. Each network node has a network …

Aggregation Switches connected via a virtual fabric link (VFL) are each active and each
coupled to a multi-chassis link aggregate group (MC-LAG), which is assigned to a multi …

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method an apparatus for load balancing
in trunked linkS. Briefly, a presently preferred embodiment of the present invention includes …

A switch in a data network is configured to mediate data exchanges among network
elements. The apparatus further includes a processor, which organizes the network …

A system comprises a system control module and a plurality of interconnected asynchronous
transfer mode switches the interconnected asynchronous transfer mode switches are …

A pair of aggregation switches is connected to an edge node by a multi-chassis link
aggregation group, wherein the aggregation switches are connected by a virtual fabric link …

Method and systems for controlling a hybrid network having software-defined network (SDN)
switches and legacy Switches include initializing a hybrid network topology by retrieving …