System and method for implementing a multilevel data center fabric in a network environment
Y Yang, C Tsai, L Dong - US Patent 8,862,772, 2014 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND TRILL, which stands for Transparent Interconnect of Lots of Links, is an IETF
standard that is implemented by devices referred to as routing bridges (“RBridges') or TRILL …
standard that is implemented by devices referred to as routing bridges (“RBridges') or TRILL …
Efficient handling of multi-destination traffic in an internet protocol fabric data center
Y Yang, L Dong, C Tsai - US Patent 9,137,119, 2015 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Internet Protocol (“IP) fabric Vinci is a relatively new architecture for data
center networking. The physical topol ogy of IP fabric Vinci is based on a two-tier fat-tree …
center networking. The physical topol ogy of IP fabric Vinci is based on a two-tier fat-tree …
System and method for high-performance, low-power data center interconnect fabric with addressing and unicast routing
M Davis, DJ Borland - US Patent 9,405,584, 2016 - Google Patents
A system and method are provided that support a routing using a tree-like or graph topology
that supports multiple links per node, where each link is designated as an Up, Down, or …
that supports multiple links per node, where each link is designated as an Up, Down, or …
System and Method for High-Performance, Low-Power Data Center Interconnect Fabric
MB Davis, DJ Borland - US Patent App. 13/705,428, 2013 - Google Patents
A system and method are provided that support a routing using a tree-like or graph topology
that supports multiple links per node, where each link is designated as an Up, Down, or …
that supports multiple links per node, where each link is designated as an Up, Down, or …
One arm data center topology with layer 4 and layer 7 services
M Arregoces, M Portolani, CM O'brien… - US Patent 7,571,470, 2009 - Google Patents
A one-arm data center topology routes traffic between internal sub-nets and between a sub-
net and an outside network through a common chain of services. The data center topology …
net and an outside network through a common chain of services. The data center topology …
System and method for high-performance, low-power data center interconnect fabric
MB Davis, DJ Borland, BR Evans - US Patent 9,008,079, 2015 - Google Patents
A system and method are provided that support a routing using a tree-like or graph topology
that supports multiple links per node, where each link is designated as an Up, Down, or …
that supports multiple links per node, where each link is designated as an Up, Down, or …
System and method for high-performance, low-power data center interconnect fabric
MB Davis, DJ Borland, BR Evans - US Patent 8,745,302, 2014 - Google Patents
A system and method are provided that support a routing using a tree-like or graph topology
that supports multiple links per node, where each link is designated as an Up, Down, or …
that supports multiple links per node, where each link is designated as an Up, Down, or …
System and method for high-performance, low-power data center interconnect fabric
MB Davis, DJ Borland - US Patent 9,454,403, 2016 - Google Patents
A system and method are provided that support a routing using a tree-like or graph topology
that supports multiple links per node, where each link is designated as an Up, Down, or …
that supports multiple links per node, where each link is designated as an Up, Down, or …
System and method for high-performance, low-power data center interconnect fabric
MB Davis, DJ Borland - US Patent 9,866,477, 2018 - Google Patents
A system and method are provided that support a routing using a tree-like or graph topology
that supports multiple links per node, where each link is designated as an Up, Down, or …
that supports multiple links per node, where each link is designated as an Up, Down, or …
System, method and architecture for data center network switching
S DiFerdinando - US Patent 10,630,606, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A hyperscale switch is implemented with a plurality of semiconductor
crossbar switching elements connected to one another according to a direct point-to-point …
crossbar switching elements connected to one another according to a direct point-to-point …