Patent ID: 11871163
Assignee: JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method for routing data in a switch network, the method comprising:
receiving, by the switch network, optical data from a plurality of node devices, the switch network comprising:
a first level of optical switches and a second level of optical switches that are located between the first level of optical switches and the plurality of node devices, the second level of optical switches being configured to change pathways of light between the first level of optical switches and the plurality of node devices; and
a level of electronic switches that are connected to the first level of optical switches, wherein the first level of optical switches are between the electronic switches and the second level of optical switches in the switch network;

changing one or more optical pathways between one or more optical switches of the first level of optical switches and the plurality of node devices using one or more optical switches of the second level of optical switches; and
receiving additional optical data by the one or more optical switches of the first level using the changed one or more optical pathways.