Heterogeneous Network in a Modular Chassis

A method comprising:

• by a computing system, receiving data from a transmitting application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) having a first architecture;
• by the computing system, establishing a tunneling protocol for interfacing the first ASIC to a second ASIC having a second architecture, wherein the first and second ASICs are located within a router;
• by the computing system, converting the data from the first ASIC to a format native to the second ASIC;
• and
• by the computing system, transmitting the converted data to the second ASIC using the tunneling protocol.

One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

• receive data from a transmitting application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) having a first architecture;
• establish a tunneling protocol for interfacing the first ASIC to a second ASIC having a second architecture, wherein the first and second ASICs are located within a router;
• convert the data from the first ASIC to a format native to the second ASIC;
• and
• transmit the converted data to the second ASIC using the tunneling protocol.

A system comprising:

• a plurality of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs);
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the ASICs comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors being operable when executing the instructions to:
• receive data from a transmitting application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) having a first architecture;
• establish a tunneling protocol for interfacing the first ASIC to a second ASIC having a second architecture, wherein the first and second ASICs are located within a router;
• convert the data from the first ASIC to a format native to the second ASIC;
• and
• transmit the converted data to the second ASIC using the tunneling protocol.