Flat, highly connected optical network for data center switch connectivity
AssigneeCiena Corporation
InventorsMichael Y. Frankel, Vladimir Pelekhaty
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Abstract
An optical reshuffler system for implementing a flat, highly connected optical network for data center and High-Performance Computing applications includes a first optical reshuffler having a plurality of ports each configured to optically connect to a corresponding switch and having internal connectivity which optically connect each of the plurality of ports internal to the first optical reshuffler such that each port connects to one other port for switch interconnection, wherein the internal connectivity in the first optical reshuffler and ports follow rules by which subtending switches are added to corresponding ports provide a topology for the flat, highly connected optical network.
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An optical reshuffler system for implementing a flat, highly connected optical network for data center and High-Performance Computing applications, the optical reshuffler system comprising:
- a first optical reshuffler having a plurality of first ports each configured to optically connect to a corresponding switch and having first internal connectivity which optically connects the plurality of first ports such that each first port connects to only one other first port for switch interconnection,
- a second optical reshuffler having a plurality of second ports each configured to optically connect to a corresponding switch and having second internal connectivity which optically connects the plurality of second ports such that each second port connects to only one other second port for switch interconnection,
- wherein the first internal connectivity in the first optical reshuffler, the first ports, the second internal connectivity in the second optical reshuffler, and the second ports follow rules by which subtending switches are added to corresponding first and second ports to provide a topology for the flat, highly connected optical network.
An optical reshuffler method for implementing a flat, highly connected optical network for data center and High-Performance Computing applications, the optical reshuffler method comprising:
- providing a first optical reshuffler having a plurality of first ports each configured to optically connect to a corresponding switch and having first internal connectivity which optically connects the plurality of first ports such that each first port connects to only one other first port for switch interconnection,
- providing a second optical reshuffler having a plurality of second ports each configured to optically connect to a corresponding switch and having second internal connectivity which optically connects the plurality of second ports such that each second port connects to only one other second port for switch interconnection,
- wherein the first internal connectivity in the first optical reshuffler, the first ports, the second internal connectivity in the second optical reshuffler, and the second ports follow rules by which subtending switches are added to corresponding first and second ports to provide a topology for the flat, highly connected optical network.
A flat, highly connected optical network comprising:
- a plurality of optical reshufflers, each one of the plurality of optical reshufflers having a corresponding plurality of ports each configured to optically connect to a corresponding switch and having corresponding internal connectivity which optically connects the corresponding plurality of ports such that each port connects to only one other port for switch interconnection,
- wherein the corresponding internal connectivity in each optical reshuffler and the ports follow rules by which subtending switches are added to corresponding ports to provide a topology for the flat, highly connected optical network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.