Switching module
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1. A network system comprising:
- at least one multi-port channel switching module for a fiber optic network;
a trace buffer memory physically integrated with said switching module and housed in an enclosure; and
one or more controllers in said enclosure, said one or more controllers adapted to cause selected portions of information to be stored in the trace buffer memory, the selected information being selected according to one or more predetermined trigger options, the selected information being selected from data transiting the switching module from other modules in the enclosure through an optical backplane.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a Mission Systems Network that may have an integrated core processor comprised of circuit card assemblies. The integrated core processor may include a fiber channel switching module with a trace buffer memory as an integral part of the module and contained within a common sealed enclosure. The trace buffer memory may be adapted to capture selected data traffic transiting the switch fabric based on pre-selected triggers. The selected data can be read out of the trace buffer memory and used for selected diagnostics.
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18 Claims
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1. A network system comprising:
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at least one multi-port channel switching module for a fiber optic network;
a trace buffer memory physically integrated with said switching module and housed in an enclosure; and
one or more controllers in said enclosure, said one or more controllers adapted to cause selected portions of information to be stored in the trace buffer memory, the selected information being selected according to one or more predetermined trigger options, the selected information being selected from data transiting the switching module from other modules in the enclosure through an optical backplane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A line replaceable module adapted for installation in an integrated core processor rack comprising:
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a substrate;
a switch fabric supported by the substrate and adapted to handle data traffic between nodes external to the line replaceable module in the integrated core processor rack; and
a trace buffer memory supported by the substrate and adapted selectively to record communications transiting the switch fabric.
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17. A method for analyzing data captured on an aircraft, the method comprising:
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providing a trace buffer memory on a line replaceable module and coupled to an optical backplane of an integrated core processor rack installed on the aircraft;
providing a trace buffer memory controller on the line replaceable module;
programming the trace buffer memory controller with triggers to cause the trace buffer memory to capture selected data from data flowing through the optical backplane;
providing access to the captured data;
providing means to offload automatically the captured data when preselected criteria are met; and
analyzing the offloaded data with a data analyzer. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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