SWITCHING MODULE
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1. A fiber channel switch line replaceable module comprising:
- an embedded trace buffer memory disposed on the line replaceable module;
a fabric crossbar constituted by a programmable logic device configured as a fabric crossbar, disposed on the line replaceable module and coupled to the embedded trace buffer memory; and
a processor disposed on the line replaceable module and coupled to the fabric crossbar,the fabric crossbar including a network level monitoring section having simultaneous access to traffic flowing among all nodes connected to the fiber channel switch, the monitoring section being configured to monitor network traffic and to detect a trigger event in network traffic between a first node and a second node, in response to detection of the trigger event, to capture data from network traffic between a third node and fourth node, the first, second, third, and fourth nodes all being different than each other.
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Abstract
A fiber channel switching module can include an integrated trace buffer memory, a crossbar switch and a control processor disposed on a single line replaceable module (LRM). The trace buffer memory may be adapted to capture selected data traffic transiting the switch fabric based on pre-selected triggers. The selected data can be read out of the trace buffer memory and used for selected diagnostics.
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1. A fiber channel switch line replaceable module comprising:
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an embedded trace buffer memory disposed on the line replaceable module; a fabric crossbar constituted by a programmable logic device configured as a fabric crossbar, disposed on the line replaceable module and coupled to the embedded trace buffer memory; and a processor disposed on the line replaceable module and coupled to the fabric crossbar, the fabric crossbar including a network level monitoring section having simultaneous access to traffic flowing among all nodes connected to the fiber channel switch, the monitoring section being configured to monitor network traffic and to detect a trigger event in network traffic between a first node and a second node, in response to detection of the trigger event, to capture data from network traffic between a third node and fourth node, the first, second, third, and fourth nodes all being different than each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 19, 20)
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6. A communications system comprising:
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a first fiber channel switch line replaceable module including; a first embedded trace buffer memory disposed on the first fiber channel switch line replaceable module; a first fabric crossbar constituted by a programmable logic device configured as a fabric crossbar, disposed on the first fiber channel switch line replaceable module and coupled to the first embedded trace buffer memory; and a first processor disposed on the first fiber channel switch line replaceable module and coupled to the first fabric crossbar, the first fabric crossbar including a network-level monitoring section having simultaneous access to traffic flowing among all nodes connected to the first fiber channel switch line replaceable module, the monitoring section being configured to monitor network traffic and to detect a trigger event in network traffic and, in response to detection of the trigger event, to capture data from network traffic, a second fiber channel switch line replaceable module including; a second embedded trace buffer memory disposed on the second fiber channel switch line replaceable module; a second fabric crossbar constituted by a programmable logic device configured as a fabric crossbar, disposed on the second fiber channel switch line replaceable module and coupled to the second embedded trace buffer memory; and a second processor disposed on the second fiber channel switch line replaceable module and coupled to the second fabric crossbar, the second fabric crossbar including a network level monitoring section having simultaneous access to traffic flowing among all nodes connected to the second fiber channel switch line replaceable module, the monitoring section being configured to monitor network traffic and to detect a trigger event in network traffic and, in response to detection of the trigger event, to capture data from network traffic, the system being configured to utilize the second fiber channel switch line replaceable module as a redundant replacement for the first fiber channel switch line replaceable module, and, in the event of a failure of the first fiber channel switch line replaceable module, the second fiber channel switch line replaceable module is made to operate as the main fiber channel switch line replaceable module and provides continuous network-level monitoring of network traffic. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for network-level monitoring of data on an aircraft, the method comprising:
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providing a trace buffer memory on a fiber channel switch line replaceable module, the trace buffer memory being coupled to a fabric crossbar; providing a trace buffer memory controller on the fiber channel switch line replaceable module; programming the trace buffer memory controller with monitoring parameters including one or more triggers adapted to cause the trace buffer memory to capture selected data from network traffic data flowing through the optical backplane, the trace buffer memory controller being adapted to simultaneously monitor traffic flowing to and from each node connected to the fiber channel switch line replaceable module; and monitoring network traffic of a first node and detecting a trigger event in the network traffic of the first node and, in response to detection of the trigger event, capturing data from network traffic of a second node, the second node being different than the first node. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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