公开(公告)号：US07352694B1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-01

申请号：US10373139

申请日：2003-02-24

申请人： Philip Michael Clovis ,  Eli James Aubrey Fernald ,  John David Huber ,  Kirk Alvin Miller ,  Sushil Kumar Singh ,  Prayag Bhanubhai Patel ,  Kenneth Yi Yun ,  George Beshara Bendak

发明人： Philip Michael Clovis ,  Eli James Aubrey Fernald ,  John David Huber ,  Kirk Alvin Miller ,  Sushil Kumar Singh ,  Prayag Bhanubhai Patel ,  Kenneth Yi Yun ,  George Beshara Bendak

IPC分类号： G01R31/08 ,  G06F11/00

CPC分类号： H04L49/252 ,  G06F8/34 ,  H04L49/205 ,  H04L49/3018 ,  H04L49/3027 ,  H04L49/503

摘要： A system and method are provided for tolerating data line faults in a packet communications switch fabric. The method comprises: accepting information packets including a plurality of cells, at a plurality of ingress port card ports, the plurality of information packets addressing a plurality of egress port card ports; selectively connecting port card ports to port card backplane data links; selectively connecting port card backplane data links and crossbars; sensing a connection fault in a backplane data link; in response to sensing the fault, reselecting connections between the port card ports and the port card backplane data links; in response to reselecting connections between the port card ports and the port card backplane data links, serially transferring packets through the port cards; serially transferring packets through the crossbars to the egress port cards; and, suspending use of the faulty connection.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于容忍分组通信交换结构中的数据线路故障的系统和方法。 所述方法包括：在多个入口端口卡端口处接收包括多个小区的信息分组，所述多个信息分组寻址多个出口端口卡端口; 选择性地将端口卡端口连接到端口卡背板数据链路; 有选择地连接端口卡背板数据链接和交叉栏; 感测背板数据链路中的连接故障; 响应感测故障，重新选择端口卡端口和端口卡背板数据链路之间的连接; 响应重新选择端口卡端口和端口卡背板数据链路之间的连接，通过端口卡串行传输数据包; 将数据包通过十字准线串行传输到出口端口卡; 并暂停使用故障连接。

公开(公告)号：US07221652B1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-22

申请号：US10378480

申请日：2003-03-03

申请人： Sushil Kumar Singh ,  Kenneth Yi Yun ,  Jianfeng Shi ,  Eli James Aubrey Fernald ,  Kirk Alvin Miller ,  Prayag Bhanubhai Patel ,  Ayoob Eusoof Dooply ,  George Beshara Bendak

发明人： Sushil Kumar Singh ,  Kenneth Yi Yun ,  Jianfeng Shi ,  Eli James Aubrey Fernald ,  Kirk Alvin Miller ,  Prayag Bhanubhai Patel ,  Ayoob Eusoof Dooply ,  George Beshara Bendak

IPC分类号： G01R31/08

CPC分类号： H04L12/5601 ,  H04L49/106 ,  H04L2012/5665 ,  H04L2012/5675

摘要： A system and method are provided for tolerating data line faults in a packet communications network. The method comprises: serially transmitting information packets from at least one traffic manager (TM); at a switch fabric, accepting information packets at a plurality of ingress ports, the information packets addressing destination port card egress ports; selectively connecting port card ingress ports to port card egress ports; serially supplying information packets from a plurality of port card egress ports; sensing a connection fault between the switch fabric and the TM; and, in response to sensing the fault, reselecting connections between the switch fabric port card ports and the TM. Some aspects comprise: an ingress memory subsystem (iMS) receiving cells on an ingress port exceeding an error threshold. Then, reselecting connections between the port card ports and the TM includes the iMS sending a message to the iTM identifying the faulty ingress connection.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于容忍分组通信网络中的数据线路故障的系统和方法。 该方法包括：从至少一个业务管理器（TM）串行发送信息分组; 在交换结构中，接收多个入口端口的信息分组，所述信息分组寻址目的地端口卡出口; 将端口卡入口端口选择性连接到端口卡出口端口; 从多个端口卡出口端口串行提供信息包; 感测交换结构与TM之间的连接故障; 并且响应于感测到故障，重新选择交换结构端口卡端口和TM之间的连接。 一些方面包括：入口存储器子系统（iMS）在入口端口上接收超过错误阈值的小区。 然后，重新选择端口卡端口和TM之间的连接包括iMS向iTM发送消息，以识别错误的入口连接。

公开(公告)号：US07298754B1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-20

申请号：US10403964

申请日：2003-03-31

申请人： Kirk Alvin Miller ,  Prayag Bhanubhai Patel ,  George Beshara Bendak ,  Kenneth Yi Yun ,  Sushil Kumar Singh ,  Ayoob Eusoof Dooply ,  Michael John Hellmer

发明人： Kirk Alvin Miller ,  Prayag Bhanubhai Patel ,  George Beshara Bendak ,  Kenneth Yi Yun ,  Sushil Kumar Singh ,  Ayoob Eusoof Dooply ,  Michael John Hellmer

IPC分类号： H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L49/252 ,  G06F8/34 ,  H04L49/205 ,  H04L49/3018 ,  H04L49/3027 ,  H04L49/503

摘要： A system and method are provided for configuring interface bandwidths in a packet communications switch fabric. The method comprises: interfacing data links with a first plurality of traffic managers (TMs); differentiating port card interface ports into a first plurality of subchannels associated with the first plurality of TMs; and, communicating packets information with the TMs at a first plurality of data rates corresponding to the first plurality of subchannels. More specifically, differentiating port card interface ports into a first plurality of subchannels associated with the first plurality of TMs includes: differentiating a second plurality of ingress data links into a third plurality of ingress subchannels associated with a third plurality of ingress traffic managers (iTMs); and, differentiating a fourth plurality of egress data links into a fifth plurality of egress subchannels associated with a fifth plurality of egress TMs (eTMs).

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在分组通信交换结构中配置接口带宽的系统和方法。 该方法包括：将数据链路与第一多个业务管理器（TM）进行接口; 将端口卡接口端口区分成与第一多个TM相关联的第一多个子信道; 以及以与所述第一多个子信道对应的第一多个数据速率与所述TM通信分组信息。 更具体地，将端口卡接口端口区分为与第一多个TM相关联的第一多个子信道包括：将第二多个入口数据链路区分为与第三多个入口业务管理器（iTM）相关联的第三多个入口子信道， ; 以及将第四多个出口数据链路区分为与第五多个出口TM（eTM）相关联的第五多个出口子信道。

公开(公告)号：US07298756B1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-20

申请号：US10403979

申请日：2003-03-31

申请人： Kirk Alvin Miller ,  Prayag Bhanubhai Patel ,  Peter John Holzer ,  John Calvin Leung ,  George Beshara Bendak ,  Jim Lew

发明人： Kirk Alvin Miller ,  Prayag Bhanubhai Patel ,  Peter John Holzer ,  John Calvin Leung ,  George Beshara Bendak ,  Jim Lew

IPC分类号： H04B7/212

CPC分类号： H04L49/252 ,  G06F8/34 ,  H04L49/205 ,  H04L49/3018 ,  H04L49/3027 ,  H04L49/503

摘要： A system and method are provided for controlling packet header information in a packet communications switch fabric. The method comprises: programming the cell header overhead (OH) field definitions; accepting a packet including a plurality of cells and corresponding cell headers, each cell header including a plurality of overhead fields; defining the cell header OH fields; and, transmitting the packet. Defining the cell header OH fields includes defining cell header OH field location, position, meaning, structure, and length. In other aspects, the method comprises redefining the cell header overhead fields, once they are accepted. For example, the OH field information can be modified, relocated, or an OH field can be added to the cell header. In yet other aspects, the OH field information can be extracted and/or reformatted.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于控制分组通信交换结构中的分组报头信息的系统和方法。 该方法包括：对单元头开销（OH）字段定义进行编程; 接收包括多个小区和对应的小区标题的分组，每个小区头包括多个开销字段; 定义单元格头部OH字段; 并且发送分组。 定义单元格标题OH字段包括定义单元格头部OH字段位置，位置，意义，结构和长度。 在其他方面，该方法包括重新定义单元头开销字段，一旦被接受。 例如，可以修改，重定位OH字段信息，或者可以将OH字段添加到单元头。 在其他方面，可以提取和/或重新格式化OH场信息。