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System and method for implementing source based and egress based virtual networks in an interconnection network

  • US 6,947,433 B2
  • Filed: 05/25/2001
  • Issued: 09/20/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An interconnection network, comprising:

  • routers interconnected by links;

    packets traversing one or more hops across links from packet sources to packet destinations;

    subtrees of the routers interconnected by links forming source based virtual networks for each of the packet sources;

    subtrees of the routers interconnected by links forming egress based virtual networks for each of the packet destinations; and

    a packet traversing a source based virtual network of a packet source, the packet transitioning into an egress based virtual network of a packet destination, the packet traversing the egress based virtual network to the packet destination.

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