Patent ID: 7289525
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of inverse multiplexing managed traffic flows over a multi-star switch network, comprising: classifying incoming traffic based on flow parameters to form classified flows, and embedding the flow parameters in a routing table in a source node for a flow; placing packets from the classified flows into a plurality of Switch-Specific Managed-Traffic Queue Sets (SSMTs) and an unmanaged traffic queue set; selecting such that a Switch Input Scheduler Process for a switch selects all managed packets available from one of the SSMTs, then selects a single unmanaged packet from the unmanaged traffic queue set to form selected packets; and transmitting selected packets from the classified flows from the source node through a multi-star switch fabric to a destination node, wherein the multi-star switch fabric includes a switch that is connected to every node therein, but is not connected to any other switch.