Bandwidth evaluation in a fat-tree network

    公开(公告)号:US12132633B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-29

    申请号:US18458191

    申请日:2023-08-30

    发明人: Eitan Zahavi

    IPC分类号: H04L43/0882 H04L45/48

    CPC分类号: H04L43/0882 H04L45/48

    摘要: A system for bandwidth estimation includes an interface and a processor. The interface communicates with a fat-tree (FT) network including multiple switches including (i) leaf switches belonging to a bottom level, (ii) spine switches belonging to a top level and (iii) intermediate switches belonging to one or more intermediate levels. Links connect between selected ones of the switches. The processor is to calculate, for a given level of the FT network that is divided into multiple groups of switches, oversubscription ratios for the respective groups, an oversubscription ratio of a group being indicative of a ratio between (i) a first available bandwidth on the links connecting the switches in the group to a lower level, and (ii) a second available bandwidth on the links connecting the switches in the group to a higher level, and to report a figure of merit of the FT network based on the oversubscription ratios.

    ROUTING TRAFFICS HAVING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DESTINATIONS IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:US20240356868A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18761834

    申请日:2024-07-02

    申请人: Intel Corporation

    摘要: Embodiments include apparatuses, methods, and systems of routing network containing a set of sources, a primary destination, a set of secondary destinations, and one or more routing elements. A routing element includes an input port, a set of output ports including a primary output port and a set of secondary output ports, and a control unit. The control unit is arranged to select a secondary output port to deliver a received message when the intended destination of the message is a secondary destination and the secondary output port is in a functional state. Otherwise, the control unit is arranged to select the primary output port to deliver the received message to the primary destination when the intended destination is the secondary destination and the secondary output port that reaches the secondary destination is in a nonfunctional state. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed.