Patent ID: 9172639
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of routing commands in a distributed switch that includes a plurality of switch modules, comprising: receiving a command on a first switch module of the plurality of switch modules, the command instructing the distributed switch to configure a data transfer speed setting for a first one of a plurality of hardware elements in the distributed switch; determining a target switch module of the plurality of switch modules that is responsible for the first hardware element based on a routing table, wherein the routing table comprises a list assigning each of the plurality of hardware elements to a respective one of the plurality of switch modules; routing the command from the first switch module to the target switch module, wherein the plurality of switch modules is interconnected within the distributed switch by a fabric; forwarding the command to a hardware interface layer on the target switch module, wherein logic in the hardware interface layer is configured to communicate with a register that stores the data transfer speed setting of the first hardware element; and configuring the first hardware element using the target switch module based on the received command, wherein the first hardware element is not physically located on the target switch module.