Patent ID: 9203746
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of managing a multi-level switch assembly system, the method comprising: associating a resource tree with the multi-level switch assembly system, comprising: associating a first level device to a first level of the resource tree; associating one or more second level devices to a second level of the resource tree, such that the first level device is a parent device of the second level devices; assigning cost tokens to the first level device and the second level devices based on the resource requirements of the first level device and the second level devices respectively; and dynamically allocating resources of the multi-level switch assembly system to the first level device and the second level devices based on the corresponding cost tokens in a hierarchical manner, wherein assigning the cost tokens is further based on a resource management (RM) key associated with the first level device and the second level devices, wherein the RM key is a unique identification of position of the first level device and the second level devices within the resource tree.