System for configuring switches in a network
First Claim
1. A network comprising:
- a plurality of multiple port switches;
a plurality of endpoint devices connected to the ports of the multiple port switches;
an enumerating endpoint device connected to at least one of the multiple port switches, where the enumerating endpoint device configures internal routing of communication packets between the ports of each multiple port switch based on whether the multiple port switch is on path with respect to a detected processing element or off path with respect to the detected processing element.
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Abstract
A network is set forth that comprises a plurality of multiple port switches, a plurality of endpoint devices connected to the ports of the plurality of switches, and an enumerating endpoint device that is connected to at least one of the multiple port switches. The enumerating endpoint device configures the routing through the multiple port switches based on whether the multiple port switch is on path with respect to a newly discovered processing element or off path with respect to the newly discovered processing element. Each off path switch may be configured so that communication packets destined for the new processing element are routed through the port of the off path switch that the off path switch uses for communications with the enumerating endpoint device. Each on path switch may be configured so that communication packets destined for the newly discovered processing element are routed through the port of the on path switch at which the enumerating endpoint device discovered the new processing element. In one example, the network is implemented as a RapidIO network.
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18 Claims
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1. A network comprising:
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a plurality of multiple port switches;
a plurality of endpoint devices connected to the ports of the multiple port switches;
an enumerating endpoint device connected to at least one of the multiple port switches, where the enumerating endpoint device configures internal routing of communication packets between the ports of each multiple port switch based on whether the multiple port switch is on path with respect to a detected processing element or off path with respect to the detected processing element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A network comprising:
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an enumerating endpoint device;
a plurality of switches, each switch having a plurality of I/O ports and at least one routing table, where the enumerating endpoint device is connected to at least one of the plurality of switches;
a plurality of endpoint devices connected to the plurality of switches;
where the enumerating endpoint device updates the routing tables of the switches upon detection of an endpoint device based on whether the switch is on path with respect to the detected endpoint device or off path with respect to the detected endpoint device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A network comprising:
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a plurality of endpoint devices;
a plurality of switches, each switch having a plurality of I/O ports, each I/O port having at least one routing table;
an enumerating endpoint device connected to a port on at least one of the plurality of switches, where the enumerating endpoint device responds to detection of an endpoint device by updating the routing tables of the plurality of switches, and where the routing table of an on path switch is updated so that communications with the detected endpoint device are routed to the port of the on path switch at which the detected endpoint device was discovered by the enumerating endpoint device, and where the routing table of an off path switch is updated so that communications with the detected endpoint device are routed through the port of the off path switch that the off path switch uses to communicate with the enumerating endpoint device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A network comprising:
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an enumerating endpoint device;
a first switch having first, second and third ports, where the first port is connected for communication with the enumerating endpoint device;
a second switch having first, second and third ports, where the first port of the second switch is connected for communication with the second port of the first switch;
an endpoint device connected for communication with the third port of the first switch;
where the enumerating endpoint device configures the first switch to direct communications for the endpoint device through the third port of the first switch; and
where the enumerating endpoint device configures the second switch to direct communications for the endpoint device through the first port of the second switch.
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18. In a network having an enumerating endpoint and an endpoint device that is detected by the enumerating endpoint, a switching structure comprising:
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a plurality of multiple port switches that are on path with the detected endpoint device, each of the on path switches routing communications for the detected endpoint device to the port of the on path switch at which the detected endpoint device was discovered by the enumerating endpoint device; and
a plurality of multiple port switches that are off path to the detected endpoint device, where at least one off path switch is connected to route network communications to at least one on path switches, and where each off path switch routes communications for the detected endpoint device to the port of the off path switch that the off path switch uses to communicate with the enumerating endpoint device.
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