PHYSICAL LAYER PHOTONIC PROTOCOL SWITCH
First Claim
1. A physical layer protocol switch, comprising:
- at least one optical blocker;
at least one protocol processor; and
a configuration policy manager and controller connected to the optical blocker that manages and controls the optical blocker, the configuration policy manager and controller has a topology library containing a list of approved topologies.
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Abstract
A physical layer photonic protocol switch (PLPPS) that is protocol independent and switches at the optical signal level. Computing subsystem resources are linked to the PLPPS and are grouped into one or more logical system topologies. If needed, additional computing subsystem resources can be allocated to the logical system topology, during runtime. The PLPPS provides the ability to dynamically allocate computing subsystem resources to specific computing enclaves. The PLPPS manages the configuration of and controls access to the computing subsystem resources. Computing resources can then be assigned to specific logical system topologies and additional computing subsystem resources are able to be shared, added or removed, from other logical system topologies, as needs fluctuate. This physical layer switch architecture creates a dynamic computing infrastructure allowing for the sharing of a single computing subsystem resource amongst two or more logical system topologies.
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15 Claims
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1. A physical layer protocol switch, comprising:
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at least one optical blocker; at least one protocol processor; and a configuration policy manager and controller connected to the optical blocker that manages and controls the optical blocker, the configuration policy manager and controller has a topology library containing a list of approved topologies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A photonic protocol switch system, comprising:
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a photonic protocol switch; a plurality of computing subsystem resources linked to the photonic protocol switch; and the photonic protocol switch includes a configuration policy manager and controller connected thereto that manages and controls the photonic protocol switch, the configuration policy manager and controller has a topology library having a database containing a list of approved computing subsystem resource topologies. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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configuring a system that includes a physical layer photonic protocol switch and a plurality of computing subsystem resources connected to the physical layer photonic protocol switch, and a configuration policy manager and controller, having a topology library with a plurality of computing logical system topologies, that is connected to the physical layer photonic protocol switch; and configuring the configuration policy manager and controller to control and manage allocation of at least one of the computing subsystem resources to a requesting computing logical system topology via the physical layer photonic protocol switch. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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