公开(公告)号：US11800266B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17332148

申请日：2021-05-27

Applicant: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

Inventor： Ioannis (Giannis) Patronas ,  Paraskevas Bakopoulos ,  Elad Mentovich ,  Barak Gafni ,  Adam V. Richards

IPC: H04Q11/00 ,  H04L45/02

CPC classification number: H04Q11/0071 ,  H04L45/04 ,  H04Q11/0005 ,  H04Q2011/009 ,  H04Q2011/0052 ,  H04Q2213/003 ,  H04Q2213/322

Abstract: A device for a network switch comprises N input ports, and an electrical block including a plurality of electrical switches configured to route signals in an electrical domain. Each electrical switch includes M input ports, and the device further comprises an optical block coupled to the electrical block. The optical block is configured to route signals in an optical domain. A configuration of the optical block and a configuration of the electrical block are based on at least a number of the N input ports.

公开(公告)号：US20220377441A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：US17332148

申请日：2021-05-27

Applicant: Mellanox Technologies LTD.

Inventor： Ioannis (Giannis) Patronas ,  Paraskevas Bakopoulos ,  Elad Mentovich ,  Barak Gafni ,  Adam V. Richards

IPC: H04Q11/00 ,  H04L12/715

Abstract: A device for a network switch comprises N input ports, and an electrical block including a plurality of electrical switches configured to route signals in an electrical domain. Each electrical switch includes M input ports, and the device further comprises an optical block coupled to the electrical block. The optical block is configured to route signals in an optical domain. A configuration of the optical block and a configuration of the electrical block are based on at least a number of the N input ports.