Traffic management for high-bandwidth switching

A method comprising:

• determining to transition an output port of a network switch between a store-and-forward (SAF) state and a cut-through (CT) state based on at least one factor;
• transitioning, based on a condition of the output port, the output port to a transition-cut-through (TCT) state or directly to a CT state when transitioning the output port to the CT state;
• and
• when the output port is transitioned to the TCT state, determining, based on the condition of the output port, whether to transition the output port to the CT state or to revert back to the SAF based on a condition of the output port.

A system comprising:

• a plurality of input ports configured to receive one or more packets;
• an ingress tile connected to the plurality of input ports to receive the one or more packets via the plurality of input ports;
• and
• one or more egress buffer components connected to one or more output ports to transmit the one or more packets received from the ingress tile, wherein each of the one or more egress buffer components is configured to:
• determine to transition a respective output port between a store-and-forward (SAF) state and a cut-through (CT) state based on at least one factor,
• transition the respective output port to a transition-cut-through (TCT) state or directly to a CT state when transitioning to the CT state, and
• when the respective output port is transitioned to the TCT state, transition, based on a condition of the output port, the respective output port to the CT state or to revert back to the SAF.