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US 2002/0159468 A1Published application
Method and system for administrative ports in a routing device
OwnerMichael S. Foster, Michael A. Dorsettinventors
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An interconnect fabric module (“IFM”) with high-speed switching capabilities. An interconnect fabric module can be dynamically configured to interconnect its communications ports so that data can be transmitted through the interconnected ports. Multiple interconnect fabric modules can be connected to form an interconnect fabric through which nodes (e.g., computer systems) can be interconnected. In one embodiment, data is transmitted through the interconnect fabric as frames such as those defined by the Fiber Channel and InfiniBand standards. The interconnect fabric module allows the creation of an interconnect fabric that is especially well suited for interconnecting devices utilizing multiple information types such as might be required by the devices of an enterprise data network (“EDN”).
A method in a switch having ports connected to a crosspoint switch of the switch, the crosspoint switch having inputs and outputs connected to the ports, the crosspoint switch for connecting one port to another port, the crosspoint switch having at least one output that is not connected to a port, the method comprising:
A routing device comprising:
A method in a routing device having routing device ports connected to a crosspoint switch of the switch, the crosspoint switch having switch ports connected to the routing device ports, the method comprising:
A routing device comprising:
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