Inverse multiplexing of managed traffic flows over a multi-star network

A program code storage device, comprising:

• a machine-readable storage medium;
• and
• machine-readable program code, stored on the machine-readable storage medium, having instruction to
• classify incoming traffic based on flow parameters to form classified flows,
• embed flow parameters in a routing table in a source node for a flow,
• place packets from the classified flows into Switch-Specific Managed-Traffic Queues (SSMT) and a unmanaged traffic queue,
• select such that a Switch Input Scheduler Process for a switch selects all managed packets available from the SSMT first, then selects a single unmanaged packet from the unmanaged traffic queue to form selected packets,
• transmit the selected packets from the classified flows from the source node through a switch fabric to a destination node,
• receive the classified flows in the destination node, wherein a switch output process sorts the classified flows received from a fabric output, and sends classified flows to an intended output queue.

A multi-star switch network, comprising:

• a switch fabric;
• an input device, connected to the switched fabric, having a routing table, a plurality of Switch-Specific Managed-Traffic Queues (SSMT), an unmanaged traffic queue, and a Switch Input Scheduler, wherein the input device classifies incoming traffic based on flow parameters to form classified flows, embeds the flow parameters in the routing table for a flow, places packets from the classified flows into the SSMT and the unmanaged traffic queue, selects such that the Switch Input Scheduler for a switch selects all managed packets available from the SSMT, then selects a single unmanaged packet from the unmanaged traffic queue to form selected packets, transmits the selected packets for the classified flows from the input device through the switch fabric to an output device;
• and
• the output device, connected to the switched fabric, containing a switch output process that sorts the classified flows received from a fabric output, and sends the classified flows to an intended output queue.