Patent ID: 6108308
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A switch controller, having one or more central processing units (CPUs) for causing a switch to connect and disconnect one or more signal source devices to one or more signal sink devices through a network of network devices, the switch controller comprising:a. a routing process, executed by one or more of the CPUs, that determines a path that is selected from a plurality of possible paths through the network, the path between the signal source device and the signal sink device, the path defining one or more network devices between the signal source device and the signal sink device, and the path having a directional edge between each network device from a first network device to a second network device, the path further having one or more commands associated with each edge, and each of the commands defining an operation to be performed by the second network device; andb. a connection process, executed by one or more of the CPUs, that, after the path is selected, performs each command along the path to so that each second network device operates to form a connection between the signal source device and the signal sink device.