Patent ID: 11895012
Assignee: NILE GLOBAL, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. A method for switch management in an enterprise campus network, the method comprising:
forming an access switch (AS) ring using a plurality of ASs of the enterprise campus network, wherein the ASs of the AS ring are of different types or models, wherein the ASs of the AS ring are connected to at least one distribution switch (DS), and wherein each of the ASs of the AS ring is connected to at least one wireless access point (AP), wherein forming the AS ring comprises connecting a plurality of standard network ports of the ASs for handling data traffic of at least one network layer protocol to each other without using a plurality of stack ports;
within the AS ring, configuring each of the ASs to participate equally in network routing of the enterprise campus network, wherein a first AS in the AS ring performs same functions in a network protocol and routing as a second AS in the AS ring;
automatically detecting a failure within the AS ring based on a routing protocol executed by the ASs of the AS ring;
in response to the failure, providing at least one alternative routing path within the AS ring; and
independently managing each of the ASs of the AS ring using a cloud server.