SWITCH ASSEMBLY
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a switch assembly comprising packet switches, circuit switches and port connectors, each of the port connectors being adapted to attach to a cable to couple the port connectors to a hardware resource; and
a controller to program the circuit switches of the switch assembly to selectively couple the packet switches to the port connectors.
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Abstract
A technique includes using circuit switches to selectively couple packet switches of a switch assembly to the port connectors of the assembly.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a switch assembly comprising packet switches, circuit switches and port connectors, each of the port connectors being adapted to attach to a cable to couple the port connectors to a hardware resource; and a controller to program the circuit switches of the switch assembly to selectively couple the packet switches to the port connectors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An article comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium to store instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to:
program circuit switches of a switch assembly to selectively couple a plurality of packet switches of the switch assembly to port connectors of the assembly, the port connectors being adapted to mate with cables to connect the switch assembly to hardware resources. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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providing a switch assembly comprising packet switches, circuit switches and ports; using at least one cable to connect at least one of the ports to at least one resource; and using the circuit switches to selectively couple the packet switches to the ports. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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