System and method for configuring a multistage interconnection network based on user traffic demand

A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• obtaining, at a first device, traffic demand data indicating user traffic demand through a communication system including a multistage interconnection network;
• generating, at the first device, first path data based on the traffic demand data, the first path data representing a configuration of components of the multistage interconnection network to provide traffic paths through the multistage interconnection network to accommodate the user traffic demand;
• selectively generating, at the first device, second path data based on a determination that a potential failure of the multistage interconnection network cannot be isolated, based on the traffic paths, to a single component of the multistage interconnection network, the second path data representing a modified configuration of the components of the multistage interconnection network to provide the traffic paths and test paths through the multistage interconnection network to facilitate isolation of the failure of the multistage interconnection network to the single component;
• and
• sending, from the first device to a second device, configuration data based on the second path data to initiate configuration of the multistage interconnection network.

A system comprising:

• a transmitter;
• and
• a resource manager configured to:
• obtain traffic demand data indicating user traffic demand through a communication system including a multistage interconnection network;
• generate first path data based on the traffic demand data, the first path data representing a configuration of components of the multistage interconnection network to provide traffic paths through the multistage interconnection network to accommodate the user traffic demand;
• selectively generate second path data based on a determination that a potential failure of the multistage interconnection network cannot be isolated, based on the traffic paths, to a single component of the multistage interconnection network, the second path data representing a modified configuration of the components of the multistage interconnection network to provide the traffic paths and test paths through the multistage interconnection network to facilitate isolation of the failure of the multistage interconnection network to the single component;
• and
• send, via the transmitter to a device, configuration data based on the second path data to initiate configuration of the multistage interconnection network.