Patent ID: 8031633
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An adaptable virtual network system, comprising: a plurality of network elements, each network element communicatively coupled to at least one other network element via at least one physical link, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of network elements form an embedded system tightly coupled by shared memory and input/output resources; and a plurality of virtual links, wherein at least one physical link comprises at least two virtual links, wherein the adaptable virtual network system supports at least two virtual networks, wherein each of the at least one physical link communicatively couples a pair of network elements, each of the at least one physical link having a physical link bandwidth based at least in part on the bandwidth of the network elements in the pair, and wherein the plurality of virtual links within each of the at least one physical link are formed by partitioning the physical link bandwidth of the at least one physical link communicatively coupling the network elements in the pair, wherein the virtual links that comprise a virtual network run the same upper-level network protocol.