摘要:
A method for transmitting packets, including forwarding a first set of upstream packets and a first set of local packets by inserting at least one of the first set of local packets between subsets of the first set of upstream packets according to a first insertion rate; calculating a second insertion rate after forwarding a predetermined number of upstream packets generated by a single upstream source, by dividing a cardinality of the first set of upstream packets by a greatest common divisor of the predetermined number and the cardinality of the first set of upstream packets; and forwarding a second set of upstream packets and a second set of local packets from the local switch to the downstream switch by inserting at least one of the second set of local packets between subsets of the second set of upstream packets according to the second insertion rate.
摘要:
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system that transfers data between the components in the computer system through a switch. In these embodiments, the switch includes multiple switch chips which are coupled together and are configured to collectively function as a switch. During operation, each switch chip, receives cells from the subset of the set of inputs and selectively transfers each of the cells to at least one output of the subset of the set of outputs coupled to the switch chip or of the subset of the set of outputs coupled to the other switch chips.
摘要:
A method for transmitting packets, including forwarding a first set of upstream packets and a first set of local packets by inserting at least one of the first set of local packets between subsets of the first set of upstream packets according to a first insertion rate; calculating a second insertion rate after forwarding a predetermined number of upstream packets generated by a single upstream source, by dividing a cardinality of the first set of upstream packets by a greatest common divisor of the predetermined number and the cardinality of the first set of upstream packets; and forwarding a second set of upstream packets and a second set of local packets from the local switch to the downstream switch by inserting at least one of the second set of local packets between subsets of the second set of upstream packets according to the second insertion rate.
摘要:
Apparatus and methods for real-time traffic classification based on off-line determined traffic classification rules are provided. Traces of real traffic are obtained and subjected to statistical analysis. The statistical analysis identifies the multidimensional domain space of characteristic traffic parameters. Classification rules associated with the identified domains are derived and provided to traffic classification points for real-time traffic classification. Traffic classification points, typically edge network nodes, sample packets in aggregate streams with a predetermined probability. Statistical information regarding the sampled flows is tracked in a table, the number of time a flow was sampled providing a probabilistic measure of the flow's duration before the flow terminates. The table entries, which predominantly track high bandwidth flows, are subjected to the classification rules for real-time classification of the sampled flows. Optionally, rules include an action to be taken in respect of flows having characteristics matching thereof. Advantages are derived from low overhead on-line real-time classification of high-bandwidth flows at low overheads before flow termination.
摘要:
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system that schedules the transfer of cells in a switch. The system starts by receiving a set of cells to be transferred from a set of inputs of the switch to a set of outputs of the switch. The system includes S subschedulers, wherein each subscheduler processes N scheduling waves in sequence to generate a conflict-free transfer schedule for a given time slot for a matrix of transfer elements in the switch. The system then operates the subschedulers in parallel to generate S transfer schedules to transfer the cells from the set of inputs of the switch to the set of outputs of the switch during S time slots.
摘要:
The sharing of forwarding states between multiple traffic paths is described. There is a described a method for establishing a data traffic path in a communication network from a first node towards a second node. The method includes searching a set of pre-existing forwarding states for a pre-existing forwarding state associated with the first node for defining the traffic path from the first node towards the second node. If the pre-existing forwarding state for defining the traffic path cannot be found in the set of pre-existing forwarding states, then a new forwarding state for defining the traffic path from the first node towards the second node is generated the new forwarding state is used to establish the traffic path from the first node towards the second node. An apparatus implementing the method is described. The sharing of forwarding states as described may be used in MPLS enabled networks.
摘要:
A method for managing packets, including: identifying a first plurality of packets from a first packet source having a first weight; identifying a second plurality of packets from a second packet source having a second weight; obtaining a first weight ratio based on the first weight and the second weight; obtaining an error threshold and a first error value corresponding to the second packet source, where the error threshold exceeds the first error value; forwarding a first packet from the first packet source in response to the error threshold exceeding the first error value; incrementing the first error value by the first weight ratio; forwarding a first packet from the second packet source, after incrementing the first error value and in response to the first error value exceeding the error threshold; and decrementing the first error value.
摘要:
A method for transmitting packets, including forwarding a first set of upstream packets and a first set of local packets by inserting at least one of the first set of local packets between subsets of the first set of upstream packets according to a first insertion rate; calculating a second insertion rate after forwarding a predetermined number of upstream packets generated by a single upstream source, by dividing a cardinality of the first set of upstream packets by a greatest common divisor of the predetermined number and the cardinality of the first set of upstream packets; and forwarding a second set of upstream packets and a second set of local packets from the local switch to the downstream switch by inserting at least one of the second set of local packets between subsets of the second set of upstream packets according to the second insertion rate.
摘要:
A method for managing packets, including identifying a first packet source having a first weight and second packet source having a second weight, where the first weight exceeds the second weight; assembling a first regular subsequence of packets using a first packet from the second packet source and a first set of packets from the first packet source having a cardinality equal to a first weight ratio; assembling a first augmented subsequence of packets using a second packet from the second packet source and a second set of packets from the first packet source having a cardinality equal to the first weight ratio plus one; and forwarding a first sequence of packets including a first set of regular subsequences, which includes the first regular subsequence, and a first set of augmented subsequences, which includes the first augmented subsequence and has a cardinality based on the first augmented subsequence factor.
摘要:
Embodiments of a circuit, a buffered crosspoint switch that includes the circuit and a computer system that includes the switch are described. In this circuit and switch, deep crosspoint buffers are replaced with smaller distributed buffers. This modification reduces the cost of the switch and improves the scaling properties of the architecture.