公开(公告)号：US20070086364A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-19

申请号：US11239131

申请日：2005-09-30

申请人： Donald Ellis ,  Martin Charbonneau ,  Adrian Bashford ,  Jean Turgeon

发明人： Donald Ellis ,  Martin Charbonneau ,  Adrian Bashford ,  Jean Turgeon

IPC分类号： H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04L12/46 ,  H04L49/15 ,  H04L49/1523 ,  H04L49/20 ,  H04L49/206

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for a multi-floor and/or multi-site distributed switch. As video applications such as “video on demand” (VoD) start to become more used by the general public and desire for combining networks capable of carrying voice, data, internet and video increases, service providers are requiring broadband networking capabilities that require new scaleable infrastructure solutions. Existing network technologies are not flexible enough to deliver broadband traffic required for each floor of a multi-floor network data center (NDC) or multiple NDCs connected in a ring. Conventional solutions involve direct cabling from each floor to a common room on one floor of the site. Embodiments of the present invention provide for a distributed switch including a plurality of switching elements on different floors/sites that is non-blocking under defined traffic conditions. By understanding some key dynamics of the NDC, including the attributes of the services being implemented and what functionality exists on each floor, the distributed switch is designed to handle a capacity much greater (>>3×) than independent monolithic switching elements on each floor joining in a “meet-me” room.

摘要翻译： 为多层和/或多站点分布式交换机提供系统和方法。 随着诸如“视频点播”（VoD）的视频应用开始变得更广泛地被广泛使用，并且希望能够组合能够携带语音，数据，互联网和视频的网络增加，服务提供商需要宽带网络能力，需要新的可扩展 基础设施解决方案 现有的网络技术不足以提供多层网络数据中心（NDC）或连接在一个环的多个国家/地区的每一层所需的宽带流量。 传统的解决方案包括从每个楼层到现场一楼的公共房间的直接布线。 本发明的实施例提供了一种分布式交换机，其包括在限定的交通状况下不阻塞的不同楼层/地点上的多个开关元件。 通过了解NDC的一些关键动态，包括正在实施的服务的属性以及每层楼层上存在的功能，分布式交换机设计为处理比每个楼层上的独立单片交换机要大得多（>> 3x）的容量 在一个“见面我”的房间里

公开(公告)号：US20070268817A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-22

申请号：US11546170

申请日：2006-10-11

申请人： Gerald Smallegange ,  Dinesh Mohan ,  Marc Holness ,  Martin Charbonneau ,  Donald Ellis ,  Adrian Bashford

发明人： Gerald Smallegange ,  Dinesh Mohan ,  Marc Holness ,  Martin Charbonneau ,  Donald Ellis ,  Adrian Bashford

IPC分类号： H04J1/16 ,  H04L12/26

CPC分类号： H04L12/4641 ,  H04L12/1863 ,  H04L41/0677

摘要： A method and system for protecting a service available on a broadcast domain. A sub-domain is established within the broadcast domain. The sub-domain includes a group of nodes used to provide a communication path to the service. A primary sub-domain maintenance association and a back-up sub-domain maintenance association are monitored. The primary and sub-domain maintenance associations are a set of primary and back-up paths, respectively, representing connectivity between nodes acting as edge nodes in the sub-domain. A fault is detected within the primary sub-domain maintenance association and a switch to the back-up sub-domain maintenance association occurs.

摘要翻译： 一种用于保护广播域上可用服务的方法和系统。 在广播域内建立一个子域。 子域包括用于提供到服务的通信路径的一组节点。 监控主域维护关联和备份子域维护关联。 主域维护关联和子域维护关联是分别表示作为子域中的边缘节点的节点之间的连接的一组主和备用路径。 在主子域维护关联中检测到故障，并发生切换到备份子域维护关联。