Flat, highly connected optical network for data center switch connectivity
AssigneeCiena Corporation
InventorsMichael Y. Frankel, Vladimir Pelekhaty
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Abstract
An optical reshuffler system for implementing a flat, highly connected optical network for data center and High-Performance Computing applications includes a first optical reshuffler having a plurality of ports each configured to optically connect to a corresponding switch and having internal connectivity which optically connect each of the plurality of ports internal to the first optical reshuffler such that each port connects to one other port for switch interconnection, wherein the internal connectivity in the first optical reshuffler and ports follow rules by which subtending switches are added to corresponding ports provide a topology for the flat, highly connected optical network.
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An optical reshuffler system for implementing a flat, highly connected optical network for data center and High-Performance Computing applications, the optical reshuffler system comprising:
- a first optical reshuffler having a plurality of ports each configured to optically connect to a corresponding switch and having internal connectivity which optically connect each of the plurality of ports internal to the first optical reshuffler such that each port connects to one other port for switch interconnection,
- wherein the internal connectivity in the first optical reshuffler and ports follow rules by which subtending switches are added to corresponding ports to provide a topology for the flat, highly connected optical network.
An optical reshuffler method for implementing a flat, highly connected optical network for data center and High-Performance Computing applications, the optical reshuffler method comprising:
- providing a first optical reshuffler having a plurality of ports each configured to optically connect to a corresponding switch and having internal connectivity which optically connect each of the plurality of ports internal to the first optical reshuffler such that each port connects to one other port for switch interconnection,
- wherein the internal connectivity in the first optical reshuffler and ports follow rules by which subtending switches are added to corresponding ports to provide a topology for the flat, highly connected optical network.
A flat, highly connected optical network comprising:
- a plurality of optical reshufflers, each of the plurality of optical shufflers having a corresponding plurality of ports each configured to optically connect to a corresponding switch and having corresponding internal connectivity which optically connect each of the plurality of ports internal to the corresponding optical reshuffler such that each port connects to one other port for switch interconnection,
- wherein the corresponding internal connectivity in each optical reshuffler and port rules by which subtending switches are added to corresponding ports to provide a topology for the flat, highly connected optical network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.