Patent ID: 9282035
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method of transmitting a packet from a source switch module to a destination switch module, comprising: receiving, at a first switch module, a packet that includes (i) an ordered listing of Ethernet link identifiers, specifying a path for transmitting the packet from the source switch module to the destination switch module, (ii) a second ordered listing of Ethernet link identifiers, specifying a return path for transmitting data packets from the destination switch module to the source switch module, and (iii) a set of load/store operations to be executed by the destination switch module; determining an incoming Ethernet port of the first switch module on which the packet was received; modifying the packet by inserting a determined Ethernet link identifier into the second portion of the received packet, the determined Ethernet link identifier corresponding to the determined incoming Ethernet port; and upon determining that the first switch module is not a destination of the packet, based on the ordered listing of Ethernet link identifiers: