Co-packaged multiplane networks

A co-packaged, multiplane network comprising:

• an enclosure which is a network chassis presented in a cage;
• a first network plane residing in the enclosure and comprising a first switch;
• a second network plane residing in the enclosure and comprising a second switch, wherein the first switch and second switch have a same number of ports and comprise application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), wherein the first network plane and second network plane each have a same topology, and wherein the network planes are independent from and not interconnected with one another within the enclosure;
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• a number of connectors attached to the enclosure, wherein each connector is coupled to a corresponding port of one switch from each network plane, wherein the number of connectors equals the number of ports per switch times the number of network planes in the enclosure, wherein each connector is coupled to a cable comprising a plurality of lines, and wherein a total number of lines in the cable equals the number of network planes, thereby facilitating reduction of cables coupled to the network chassis.

A co-packaged, multiplane network comprising:

• a plurality of enclosures with each enclosure being a network chassis presented in a cage;
• a number of network planes residing in each enclosure,
• wherein a respective network plane comprises a same number of interconnected switches, each switch having a same number of ports and comprising application specific integrated circuits (ASICs);
• wherein switches within each network plane are interconnected based on a same topology, and
• wherein the network planes are independent from and not interconnected with one another within the enclosure;
• a number of connectors attached to the enclosure, wherein each connector is coupled to a corresponding port of one switch from each network plane, and wherein the number of connectors equals the number of ports per switch times the number of network planes in the enclosure;
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• a number of cables interconnecting each of the enclosures, wherein the number of cables in each interconnection being a function of the number of ports per switch and the number of switches per plane disposed in each of the enclosures, wherein each cable comprises a plurality of lines and is coupled to one connector, and wherein a total number of lines in the cable equals the number of network planes, thereby facilitating reduction of cables interconnecting the enclosures.