Efficiently interconnecting computing nodes to enable use of high-radix network switches

A method for efficiently processing a plurality of data streams while avoiding high-radix network devices, the method comprising:

• sending, by a first source node interface on a source node, a first data stream;
• sending, by a second source node interface on the source node, a second data stream;
• causing the first data stream to be transmitted via a first network switch coupled to the first source node interface, wherein the first network switch includes a first interface to receive data from the source node and a second interface to provide data to a destination node;
• causing the second data stream to be transmitted via a second network switch coupled to the second source node interface, wherein the second network switch include a third interface to receive data from the source node and a fourth interface to provide data to the destination node;
• receiving, at a first destination node interface on the destination node, the first data stream, wherein the first source node interface and the first destination node interface send and receive the first data stream without the source node performing serialization and without the destination node performing deserialization;
• and
• receiving, at a second destination node interface on the destination node, the second data stream, wherein the second source node interface and the second destination node interface send and receive the second data stream without the source node performing serialization and without the destination node performing deserialization.

A system for efficiently processing a plurality of data streams while avoiding high-radix network devices, the system comprising:

• a plurality of source node interfaces on a source node having a plurality of source node interfaces thereon, the plurality of source node interfaces being configured to send a plurality of data streams, each data stream of the plurality of data streams being sent by a source node interface from the plurality of source node interfaces;
• a plurality of network switches coupled to the plurality of source node interfaces, each network switch from the plurality of network switches including a first interface to receive data from the source node and a second interface to provide data to a destination node, the plurality of network switches being configured to route the plurality of data streams from the source node to the destination node, wherein each data stream is transmitted via a network switch from the plurality of network switches;
• and
• a plurality of destination node interfaces on the destination node, the plurality of destination node interfaces being configured to receive the plurality of data streams, each data stream from the plurality of data streams being received at a destination node interface from the plurality of destination node interfaces,
• wherein the plurality of source node interfaces and the plurality of destination node interfaces send and receive the plurality of data streams without the source node performing serialization and without the destination node performing deserialization.