Patent ID: 9716670
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04Q

Claim:
1. A switch, comprising: M switching network chip components packaged as independent devices, N forwarding chip components packaged as independent devices, and a controller, M and N being natural numbers; each of the switching network chip components being connected to at least one of the forwarding chip components directly via a network cable; each of the forwarding chip components being connected to at least one of the switching network chip components directly via the network cable; and the controller being separately connected to the switching network chip components and the forwarding chip components via a management network; wherein the switching network chip component comprises: a first cartridge housing, a switching network chip, and a first heat dissipation component, that are arranged inside the first cartridge housing, the first heat dissipation component being configured to dissipate heat for the switching network chip; and wherein the forwarding chip component comprises: a second cartridge housing, a forwarding chip, and a second heat dissipation component, that are arranged inside the second cartridge housing, the second heat dissipation component being configured to dissipate heat for the forwarding chip.