Patent ID: 9197541
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a plurality of front-end connectors coupled to a plurality of processing engines in a multi-chassis router, the multi-chassis router providing full mesh connectivity amongst the plurality of processing engines such that each of the plurality of processing engines includes a direct switchless connection to each other processing engine; at least one replaceable plug configured to couple the plurality of processing engines; at least one back-end connector for receiving the at least one replaceable plug; and a plurality of links coupling the plurality of front-end connectors to the at least one back-end connector; wherein a first processing engine of the plurality of processing engines is configured to transmit data indicating a destination processing engine of the plurality of processing engines to a second processing engine of the plurality of processing engines; wherein the second processing engine is configured to process the data from the first processing engine, if the second processing engine is the destination processing engine; wherein the second processing engine is configured to determine, if the second processing engine is not the destination processing engine, to send the data to the destination processing engine or to an intermediate processing engine of the plurality of processing engines; and wherein the second processing engine is configured to transmit the data from the first processing engine to the destination processing engine or to the intermediate processing engine, if the second processing engine is not the destination processing engine.