Data center path switch with improved path interconnection architecture
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1. A data center path switch, comprising:
- a set of ports, wherein each port within the set of ports is configured to receive data streams from an external medium, and to transmit data streams to an external medium;
a path interconnection unit having an ingress side with a set of paths equal to the number of ports in the set of ports connected between the set of ports and the ingress side of the path interconnection unit in a one-to-one arrangement, an egress side with a set of paths equal to the number of paths on the ingress side connected between the set of ports and the egress side of the path interconnection unit in a one-to-one arrangement, and an electrical based switching fabric that is configured to switch data streams on any one ingress side path to any one egress side path such that data streams received on any one of the set of ports and be transmitted on any one of the set of ports, wherein the set of ports for the ingress side is that same set of ports for the egress side; and
a control unit connected to the path interconnection unit configured to control the switching fabric to switch data streams from a path on the ingress side to a path on the egress side; and
wherein the latency of data streams switched from a receiving port to a transmitting port is less than 500 nsec.
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Abstract
A data center path switch architecture permits path switching of the signal path of incoming signals to one or more output paths in real time without the need for manual intervention, and without delays associated with current data center network switches. In this architecture, a switching core capable of switching signals directly from the ingress of the switching core to alternate destination ports in real time, either under software or hardware control.
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18 Claims
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1. A data center path switch, comprising:
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a set of ports, wherein each port within the set of ports is configured to receive data streams from an external medium, and to transmit data streams to an external medium; a path interconnection unit having an ingress side with a set of paths equal to the number of ports in the set of ports connected between the set of ports and the ingress side of the path interconnection unit in a one-to-one arrangement, an egress side with a set of paths equal to the number of paths on the ingress side connected between the set of ports and the egress side of the path interconnection unit in a one-to-one arrangement, and an electrical based switching fabric that is configured to switch data streams on any one ingress side path to any one egress side path such that data streams received on any one of the set of ports and be transmitted on any one of the set of ports, wherein the set of ports for the ingress side is that same set of ports for the egress side; and a control unit connected to the path interconnection unit configured to control the switching fabric to switch data streams from a path on the ingress side to a path on the egress side; and wherein the latency of data streams switched from a receiving port to a transmitting port is less than 500 nsec. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A data center path switch, comprising:
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a set of ports in a one RU configuration having a capacity that is scalable from 16 ingress ports and 16 egress ports to at least 128 ingress ports and 128 egress ports, wherein each port within the set of ports is configured to receive data streams from an external medium, and to transmit data streams to an external medium; a path interconnection unit having an ingress side with a set of paths equal to the number of ports in the set of ports connected between the set of ports and the ingress side of the path interconnection unit in a one-to-one arrangement, an egress side with a set of paths equal to the number of paths on the ingress side connected between the set of ports and the egress side of the path interconnection unit in a one-to-one arrangement, and an electrical based switching fabric that is configured to switch data streams on any one ingress side path to any one or more egress side paths such that data streams received on any one of the set of ports and be transmitted on any one of the set of ports, wherein the set of ports for the ingress side is that same set of ports for the egress side; and a control unit connected to the path interconnection unit configured to control the switching fabric to switch data streams from a path on the ingress side to a path on the egress side.
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