Patent ID: 9225666
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a first switch fabric portion within a first chassis, the first switch fabric portion having a first processor, a module associated with a first stage of a switch fabric, and a module associated with a third stage of the switch fabric, the first switch fabric portion not having a module associated with a second stage of the switch fabric; a second switch fabric portion within a second chassis different from the first chassis, the second switch fabric portion having a second processor associated with the module associated with the second stage of the switch fabric and the module associated with a second stage of the switch fabric, the second switch fabric portion not including the module associated with the first stage of a switch fabric or the module associated with the third stage of the switch fabric, the first module of the first switch fabric portion associated with the first stage of the switch fabric configured to send data, via a cable and a midplane, to the module of the second switch fabric portion associated with the second stage of the switch fabric; and the module associated with the third stage of the switch fabric being configured to receive data, via the cable and the midplane, from the module of the second switch fabric portion associated with the second stage of the switch fabric.