公开(公告)号：US20160301602A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-13

申请号：US15180829

申请日：2016-06-13

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jagwinder Singh Brar ,  Michael David Marr ,  Tyson J. Lemoreaux ,  Mark N. Kelly ,  Justin O. Pietsch

IPC: H04L12/775 ,  H04L12/931 ,  H04L12/933

CPC classification number: H04L45/583 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L49/15 ,  H04L49/1515 ,  H04L49/1569 ,  H04L49/35

Abstract: Efficient and highly-scalable network solutions are provided that each utilize deployment units based on Clos networks, but in an environment such as a data center of Internet Protocol-based network. Each of the deployment units can include multiple stages of devices, where connections between devices are only made between stages and the deployment units are highly connected. In some embodiments, the level of connectivity between two stages can be reduced, providing available connections to add edge switches and additional host connections while keeping the same number of between-tier connections. In some embodiments, where deployment units (or other network groups) can be used at different levels to connect other deployment units, the edges of the deployment units can be fused to reduce the number of devices per host connection.

公开(公告)号：US09762481B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-12

申请号：US15180829

申请日：2016-06-13

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jagwinder Singh Brar ,  Michael David Marr ,  Tyson J. Lemoreaux ,  Mark N. Kelly ,  Justin O. Pietsch

IPC: H04L12/775 ,  H04L12/933 ,  H04L12/931 ,  H04L12/66

CPC classification number: H04L45/583 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L49/15 ,  H04L49/1515 ,  H04L49/1569 ,  H04L49/35

Abstract: Efficient and highly-scalable network solutions are provided that each utilize deployment units based on Clos networks, but in an environment such as a data center of Internet Protocol-based network. Each of the deployment units can include multiple stages of devices, where connections between devices are only made between stages and the deployment units are highly connected. In some embodiments, the level of connectivity between two stages can be reduced, providing available connections to add edge switches and additional host connections while keeping the same number of between-tier connections. In some embodiments, where deployment units (or other network groups) can be used at different levels to connect other deployment units, the edges of the deployment units can be fused to reduce the number of devices per host connection.