Patent ID: 9282060
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A system, comprising: a plurality of access switches configured to be operatively coupled to a switch fabric, the plurality of access switches having a plurality of ports and each being operatively coupled to a plurality of peripheral processing devices, a first set of ports from the plurality of ports and a second set of ports from the plurality of ports being managed by a first network control entity located at a first access switch from the plurality of access switches when the system is in a first capacity configuration, the first set of ports being managed by the first network control entity and the second set of ports being managed by a second network control entity located at a second access switch from the plurality of access switches when the system is in a second capacity configuration, the second network control entity being automatically initiated when the system is changed from the first capacity configuration to the second capacity configuration, the system is changed from the first capacity configuration to the second capacity configuration in response to the system in the first capacity configuration exceeding a capacity threshold.