Patent ID: 9054989
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for managing a distributed fabric system in which a plurality of scaled-out fabric coupler (SFC) chassis is connected to each distributed line card (DLC) chassis of a plurality of DLC chassis over fabric communication links, the method comprising: detecting, by a fabric element chip of each SFC chassis, connectivity between the fabric element chip of that SFC chassis and a fabric interface of a switching chip of one or more DLC chassis of the plurality of DLC chassis; storing in memory, in response to the connectivity detected by each SFC chassis, connection information for each fabric communication link between the fabric element chip of that SFC chassis and a fabric interface of a switching chip of the one or more DLC chassis of the plurality of DLC chassis; accessing the memory to acquire the connection information for each fabric communication link; and constructing a topology of the distributed fabric system from the acquired connection information for each fabric communication link.