Patent ID: 8619764

Claim:
A system for multi-chassis interconnection, comprising at least three chassis, wherein: each of the at least three chassis comprises a first switch fabric unit (SFU) and a second SFU; the first SFU in a first chassis of the at least three chassis is connected to the first SFU in each of the at least three chassis except the first chassis; the second SFU in a second chassis of the at least three chassis is connected to the second SFU in each of the at least three chassis except the second chassis; wherein the first SFU in the second chassis is not directly connected to the first SFU in at least one of the at least three chassis other than the first or second chassis, and the second SFU in the first chassis is not directly connected to the second SFU in at least one of the at least three chassis other than the first or second chassis; wherein: the system comprises a level- 1 network, the level- 1 network comprises the at least four chassis, and the first chassis and the second chassis in the at least four chassis are main chassis of the level- 1 network; the system further comprises a level- 2 network, and the level- 2 network comprises at least three chassis other than the at least four chassis of the level- 1 network; each chassis of the at least three chassis in the level- 2 network comprises a first SFU and a second SFU; any two chassis except the main chassis in the level- 1 network serve as a first main chassis and a second main chassis of the level- 2 network; the first SFU in the first main chassis of the level- 2 network is connected to the first SFU in each of the at least three chassis of the level- 2 network; and the second SFU in the second main chassis of the level- 2 network is connected to the second SFU in each of the at least three chassis of the level- 2 network.