Network interconnect as a switch
AssigneeDavid I-Keong Wong
InventorDavid I-Keong Wong
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Abstract
An interconnect as a switch module (“ICAS” module) comprising n port groups, each port group comprising n−1 interfaces, and an interconnecting network implementing a full mesh topology where each port group comprising a plurality of interfaces each connects an interface of one of the other port groups, respectively. The ICAS module may be optically or electrically implemented. According to the embodiments, the ICAS module may be used to construct a stackable switching device and a multi-unit switching device, to replace a data center fabric switch, and to build a new, high-efficient, and cost-effective data center.
Claims18
An interconnect as a switch (ICAS) module, comprising:
- n port groups, each port group comprising n−1 interfaces;
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- an interconnecting network implementing a full mesh topology, wherein each port group comprising a plurality of interfaces each connects one of the n−1 interfaces of another of the n port groups, respectively;
- wherein the n−1 interfaces of the n port groups are labeled with the same indexes as those of connected n port groups;
- wherein an interface with index j of a port group with index i is connected to an interface with index i of one of the n port groups with index j, and wherein the interconnecting network comprises all connections between the port groups.
A fanout cable transpose rack, wherein the fanout cable transpose rack supports k switches and p interlinks, wherein the fanout cable transpose rack comprises:
- k groups of first fiber adapters, each of the first fiber adapter comprising m interfaces, wherein k groups of the first fiber adapters are connected to corresponding k switches through k groups of first fiber cables, wherein k groups of the first fiber adapters are also connected to an LC fiber adapter mounting panel by k groups of first fanout fiber cables, wherein each group of ┌p/m┌ first fiber adapters connect to a corresponding group of ┌p/m┌ fiber adapters of each switch by ┌p/m┌ first fiber cables, wherein each group of ┌p/m┌ first fiber adapters connects to the LC fiber adapter mounting panel by a group of ┌p/m┌ first fanout fiber cables, wherein ┌ ┌ is a ceiling function;
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- p groups of second fiber adapters, each of the second fiber adapters comprising m interfaces, p groups of second fiber adapters connect p groups of second fiber cables to form p groups of interlinks, and p groups of the second fiber adapters are also connected to the LC fiber adapter mounting panel by p groups of second fanout fiber cables, wherein each group of ┌k/m┌ second fiber adapters connects to a group of ┌k/m┌ second fiber cables to form an interlink, and each group of the ┌k/m┌ second fiber adapters connects to the LC fiber adapter mounting panel by a group of ┌k/m┌ second fanout fiber cables, wherein ┌ ┌ is a ceiling function;
- wherein the LC fiber adapter mounting panel, the k groups of first fanout fiber cables and the p groups of second fanout fiber cables are cross-connected on the LC fiber adapter mounting panel, through cross-connection, the connections from the k switches are grouped into p interlinks, each interlink containing one connection from each of the k switches, with a total of k connections per interlink.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.