公开(公告)号：US20110202581A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-18

申请号：US13066304

申请日：2011-04-12

申请人： Michael L. Kazar ,  Daniel S. Nydick ,  Richard N. Sanzi, JR. ,  Fred Gohh ,  Ronald P. Bianchini, JR. ,  Benjamin Speiser

发明人： Michael L. Kazar ,  Daniel S. Nydick ,  Richard N. Sanzi, JR. ,  Fred Gohh ,  Ronald P. Bianchini, JR. ,  Benjamin Speiser

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： H04L67/1097 ,  G06F3/0601 ,  G06F17/30091 ,  G06F17/30106 ,  G06F17/30115 ,  G06F2003/0697

摘要： A system for responding to file system requests having file IDs comprising V, a volume identifier specifying the file system being accessed, and R, an integer, specifying the file within the file system being accessed. The system includes D disk elements in which files are stored, where D is greater than or equal to 1 and is an integer. The system includes a switching fabric connected to the D disk elements to route requests to a corresponding disk element. The system includes N network elements connected to the switching fabric. Each network element has a mapping function that for every value of V, specifies one or more elements from the set D that store the data specified by volume V, where N is greater than or equal to 1 and is an integer and N+D is greater than or equal to 3, which receives the requests and causes the switching fabric to route the requests by their file ID according to the mapping function. A method for responding to file system requests. The method includes the steps of receiving file system requests having file IDs comprising V, a volume identifier specifying the file system being accessed, and R, an integer, specifying the file within the file system being accessed at network elements. Each network element has a mapping function that for every value of V, specifies one or more elements from the set D that store the data specified by volume V. Then there is the step of routing the requests to a switching fabric connected to the network elements based on the file system request's ID according to the mapping function to disk elements connected to the switching fabric.

摘要翻译： 用于响应具有包括V的文件ID的文件系统请求的系统，指定被访问的文件系统的卷标识符，以及指定所访问的文件系统内的文件的整数。 系统包括存储文件的D盘元素，其中D大于或等于1，为整数。 该系统包括连接到D盘元件的交换结构，以将请求路由到相应的磁盘元件。 该系统包括连接到交换结构的N个网元。 每个网元具有映射函数，对于V的每个值，从集合D中指定一个或多个存储由卷V指定的数据的元素，其中N大于或等于1，并且是整数，并且N + D是 大于或等于3，它接收请求，并使交换结构根据映射功能将请求路由到其文件ID。 一种用于响应文件系统请求的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤：接收具有包括V的文件ID的文件系统请求，指定正被访问的文件系统的卷标识符，以及指定在网络元件正在访问的文件系统内的文件的整数。 每个网元具有映射函数，对于V的每个值，从集合D中指定存储由卷V指定的数据的一个或多个元素。然后，将请求路由到连接到网络元件的交换结构 根据文件系统请求的ID根据映射功能连接到交换结构的磁盘元素。

公开(公告)号：US07917693B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-29

申请号：US12008143

申请日：2008-01-08

申请人： Michael L. Kazar ,  Daniel S. Nydick ,  Richard N. Sanzi, Jr. ,  Fred Gohh ,  Ronald P. Bianchini, Jr. ,  Benjamin Speiser

发明人： Michael L. Kazar ,  Daniel S. Nydick ,  Richard N. Sanzi, Jr. ,  Fred Gohh ,  Ronald P. Bianchini, Jr. ,  Benjamin Speiser

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/1097 ,  G06F3/0601 ,  G06F17/30091 ,  G06F17/30106 ,  G06F17/30115 ,  G06F2003/0697

摘要： A system for responding to file system requests including a plurality of network elements with at least a network element of the plurality of network elements receiving the requests. The system includes a plurality of switching elements in communication with the network elements which route the requests. The system includes a plurality of disk elements in which files are stored and which respond to the requests in communication with the switching elements, the network element insures each request from the network element is only executed once, the network element retransmits each request for which the network element does not receive an acknowledgment from the switching elements. A method for responding to file system requests.

摘要翻译： 一种用于响应包括多个网络元件的文件系统请求的系统，其中所述多个网络元件中的至少一个网络元件接收所述请求。 该系统包括与路由请求的网络元件通信的多个交换单元。 该系统包括多个磁盘元件，其中存储有文件并且响应于与开关元件通信的请求，网络元件确保来自网络元件的每个请求仅被执行一次，网络元件重新发送每个请求， 网络元件不接收到来自开关元件的确认。 一种用于响应文件系统请求的方法。

公开(公告)号：US07031330B1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-18

申请号：US09293563

申请日：1999-04-15

申请人： Ronald P. Bianchini, Jr.

发明人： Ronald P. Bianchini, Jr.

IPC分类号： H04L12/56 ,  H04L12/50

CPC分类号： H04Q11/04 ,  H04Q2213/13103 ,  H04Q2213/13292 ,  H04Q2213/13299

摘要： A switching system. The system includes I input port mechanisms which receive packets from a communication line and have a width, where I is greater than or equal to 1 and is an integer. The system includes O output port mechanisms which send packets to a communication line and have a width, where O is greater than or equal to 1 and is an integer. The system includes a carrier mechanism along which packets travel. The carrier mechanism has a width wider than the width of the input and output port mechanisms. The carrier mechanism is connected to each input port mechanism and each output port mechanism. The system includes a memory mechanism in which packets are stored. The memory mechanism is connected to the carrier mechanism. The system includes a mechanism for providing packets to the memory mechanism though the carrier mechanism from the input port mechanisms. The providing mechanism is able to transfer packets or portions of packets whose total width equals the width of the carrier mechanism in each transfer cycle to the memory mechanism. A switching system for packets. A method for switching packets. The method includes the steps of receiving a first packet and at least a second packet at a switch mechanism. The method includes the steps of transferring data of the first packet and the second packet to a memory mechanism via time division multiplexing of a bus having a width so data from the packets fills a predetermined portion of the width of the bus. The bus width is not necessarily equal to the packet size.

摘要翻译： 交换系统 该系统包括I输入端口机制，其从通信线路接收分组并具有宽度，其中I大于或等于1并且是整数。 该系统包括O个输出端口机制，其将数据包发送到通信线路并具有宽度，其中O大于或等于1，并且是整数。 该系统包括一个运送机构，数据包沿着该机构运行 载体机构的宽度大于输入和输出端口机构的宽度。 载体机构连接到每个输入端口机构和每个输出端口机构。 该系统包括其中存储分组的存储机制。 存储机构连接到载体机构。 该系统包括用于通过来自输入端口机构的载体机构向存储器机构提供分组的机制。 提供机制能够将总宽度等于每个传送周期中的载体机构的宽度的分组或分组的部分传送到存储机构。 分组交换系统 一种切换数据包的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤：在交换机构处接收第一分组和至少第二分组。 该方法包括以下步骤：通过具有宽度的总线的时分复用将第一分组和第二分组的数据传送到存储机构，从而分组的数据填充总线宽度的预定部分。 总线宽度不一定等于分组大小。

公开(公告)号：US06851035B1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-01

申请号：US09627800

申请日：2000-07-28

申请人： Fan Zhou ,  Ronald P. Bianchini, Jr.

发明人： Fan Zhou ,  Ronald P. Bianchini, Jr.

IPC分类号： H04J3/06 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04L12/64 ,  H04Q11/04 ,  G06F12/06

CPC分类号： H04L12/5601 ,  H04J3/0685 ,  H04L12/6402 ,  H04L49/108 ,  H04L49/203 ,  H04L49/3081 ,  H04L2012/5651 ,  H04L2012/5681 ,  H04Q11/0478

摘要： An apparatus for storing packets. The apparatus includes a memory for holding packets. The apparatus includes a mechanism for storing at least two packets in the memory with only one packet boundary indicator associated with them. A method for storing packets. The method includes the steps of receiving packets at a memory. Then there is the step of storing with a memory controller at least two packets in the memory with only one packet boundary indicator associated with them.

摘要翻译： 一种用于存储分组的装置。 该装置包括用于保持分组的存储器。 该装置包括用于在存储器中仅存储与其相关联的一个分组边界指示符来存储至少两个分组的机制。 一种存储数据包的方法。 该方法包括在存储器处接收分组的步骤。 然后，存储器中存储有至少两个数据包的步骤，只有一个与它们相关联的数据包边界指示符。

公开(公告)号：US06477166B1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-05

申请号：US09608771

申请日：2000-06-30

申请人： Rich Sanzi ,  Walt Wimer ,  Curt Bujosa ,  Ronald P. Bianchini, Jr.

发明人： Rich Sanzi ,  Walt Wimer ,  Curt Bujosa ,  Ronald P. Bianchini, Jr.

IPC分类号： H04L1256

CPC分类号： H04L49/606 ,  H04L49/3081 ,  H04L2012/5665 ,  H04Q11/0478

摘要： A communication system. The system includes an MPLS network. The system includes a modified ATM network connected to the MPLS network on which MPLS packets can travel. A switch for switching MPLS packets and ATM cells in a network. The switch includes input ports for receiving MPLS packets and ATM cells from the network. Each MPLS packet has a first label for directing the packet to a desired switch and a second label for directing the packet in the switch to a desired outport in the switch. The system includes output ports for sending MPLS packets and ATM cells to the network. The system includes a mechanism for reviewing the second label of the packet while maintaining the first label with the packet. The reviewing mechanism is connected to the input ports and the output ports. A method for transmitting packets in a communications network. The method includes the steps of sending an MPLS packet on an MPLS network to a first switch connected to a modified ATM network and the MPLS network. Then there is the step of transferring the MPLS packet to a second switch of the ATM network with the first switch through the ATM network.

摘要翻译： 通讯系统 该系统包括一个MPLS网络。 该系统包括连接MPLS网络的经过修改的ATM网络，MPLS报文可以在其上传播。 用于在网络中切换MPLS分组和ATM信元的交换机。 交换机包括用于从网络接收MPLS分组和ATM信元的输入端口。 每个MPLS分组具有用于将分组引导到期望的交换机的第一标签和用于将交换机中的分组引导到交换机中期望的输出端口的第二标签。 该系统包括用于向网络发送MPLS分组和ATM信元的输出端口。 该系统包括用于在维护具有分组的第一标签的同时检查分组的第二标签的机制。 检查机制连接到输入端口和输出端口。 一种用于在通信网络中传送分组的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤：在MPLS网络上发送MPLS报文到与修改的ATM网络和MPLS网络相连的第一交换机。 然后，通过第一交换机通过ATM网络将MPLS分组传送到ATM网络的第二交换机。

公开(公告)号：US08195875B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-05

申请号：US13200615

申请日：2011-09-27

申请人： Michael L. Kazar ,  Daniel S. Nydick ,  Richard N. Sanzi, Jr. ,  Fred Gohh ,  Ronald P. Bianchini, Jr. ,  Benjamin Speiser

发明人： Michael L. Kazar ,  Daniel S. Nydick ,  Richard N. Sanzi, Jr. ,  Fred Gohh ,  Ronald P. Bianchini, Jr. ,  Benjamin Speiser

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/1097 ,  G06F3/0601 ,  G06F17/30091 ,  G06F17/30106 ,  G06F17/30115 ,  G06F2003/0697

摘要： A system for responding to file system requests having file IDs comprising V, a volume identifier specifying the file system being accessed, and R, an integer, specifying the file within the file system being accessed includes D disk elements in which files are stored, where D is greater than or equal to 2 and is an integer. The system includes a switching fabric having a first switching element and a second switching element, each of which are connected to each of the D disk elements. The system includes N network elements, each of which is connected to each of the switching elements of the switching fabric, where N is greater than or equal to 2 and is an integer and N+D is greater than or equal to 4.

摘要翻译： 用于响应具有包括V的文件ID的文件系统请求的系统，指定正在被访问的文件系统的卷标识符，R是指定所访问的文件系统内的文件的整数，包括存储文件的D盘元素，其中存储文件 D大于或等于2，为整数。 该系统包括具有第一开关元件和第二开关元件的交换结构，每个开关元件连接到每个D盘元件。 该系统包括N个网络元件，每个网络元件连接到交换结构的每个交换元件，其中N大于或等于2，并且是整数，并且N + D大于或等于4。

公开(公告)号：US20120084502A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-05

申请号：US13200615

申请日：2011-09-27

申请人： Michael L. Kazar ,  Daniel S. Nydick ,  Richard N. Sanzi, JR. ,  Fred Gohh ,  Ronald P. Bianchini, JR. ,  Benjamin Speiser

发明人： Michael L. Kazar ,  Daniel S. Nydick ,  Richard N. Sanzi, JR. ,  Fred Gohh ,  Ronald P. Bianchini, JR. ,  Benjamin Speiser

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/1097 ,  G06F3/0601 ,  G06F17/30091 ,  G06F17/30106 ,  G06F17/30115 ,  G06F2003/0697

摘要： A system for responding to file system requests having file IDs comprising V, a volume identifier specifying the file system being accessed, and R, an integer, specifying the file within the file system being accessed includes D disk elements in which files are stored, where D is greater than or equal to 2 and is an integer. The system includes a switching fabric having a first switching element and a second switching element, each of which are connected to each of the D disk elements. The system includes N network elements, each of which is connected to each of the switching elements of the switching fabric, where N is greater than or equal to 2 and is an integer and N+D is greater than or equal to 4.

摘要翻译： 用于响应具有包括V的文件ID的文件系统请求的系统，指定正在被访问的文件系统的卷标识符，R是指定所访问的文件系统内的文件的整数，包括存储文件的D盘元素，其中存储文件 D大于或等于2，为整数。 该系统包括具有第一开关元件和第二开关元件的交换结构，每个开关元件连接到每个D盘元件。 该系统包括N个网络元件，每个网络元件连接到交换结构的每个交换元件，其中N大于或等于2，并且是整数，并且N + D大于或等于4。

公开(公告)号：US20090271459A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-29

申请号：US12459043

申请日：2009-06-26

申请人： Michael L. Kazar ,  Daniel S. Nydick ,  Richard N. Sanzi, JR. ,  Fred Gohh ,  Ronald P. Bianchini, JR. ,  Benjamin Speiser

发明人： Michael L. Kazar ,  Daniel S. Nydick ,  Richard N. Sanzi, JR. ,  Fred Gohh ,  Ronald P. Bianchini, JR. ,  Benjamin Speiser

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： H04L67/1097 ,  G06F3/0601 ,  G06F17/30091 ,  G06F17/30106 ,  G06F17/30115 ,  G06F2003/0697

摘要： A system for responding to file system requests having file IDs comprising V, a volume identifier specifying the file system being accessed, and R, an integer, specifying the file within the file system being accessed. The system includes D disk elements in which files are stored, where D is greater than or equal to 1 and is an integer. The system includes a switching fabric connected to the D disk elements to route requests to a corresponding disk element. The system includes N network elements connected to the switching fabric. Each network element has a mapping function that for every value of V, specifies one or more elements from the set D that store the data specified by volume V, where N is greater than or equal to 1 and is an integer and N+D is greater than or equal to 3, which receives the requests and causes the switching fabric to route the requests by their file ID according to the mapping function. A method for responding to file system requests. The method includes the steps of receiving file system requests having file IDs comprising V, a volume identifier specifying the file system being accessed, and R, an integer, specifying the file within the file system being accessed at network elements. Each network element has a mapping function that for every value of V, specifies one or more elements from the set D that store the data specified by volume V. Then there is the step of routing the requests to a switching fabric connected to the network elements based on the file system request's ID according to the mapping function to disk elements connected to the switching fabric.

公开(公告)号：US06671773B2

公开(公告)日：2003-12-30

申请号：US09732121

申请日：2000-12-07

申请人： Michael L. Kazar ,  Daniel S. Nydick ,  Richard N. Sanzi, Jr. ,  Fred Gohh ,  Ronald P. Bianchini, Jr. ,  Benjamin Speiser

发明人： Michael L. Kazar ,  Daniel S. Nydick ,  Richard N. Sanzi, Jr. ,  Fred Gohh ,  Ronald P. Bianchini, Jr. ,  Benjamin Speiser

IPC分类号： G06F1200

CPC分类号： H04L67/1097 ,  G06F3/0601 ,  G06F17/30091 ,  G06F17/30106 ,  G06F17/30115 ,  G06F2003/0697

摘要： A system for responding to file system requests having file IDs comprising V, a volume identifier specifying the file system being accessed, and R, an integer, specifying the file within the file system being accessed. The system includes D disk elements in which files are stored, where D is greater than or equal to 1 and is an integer. The system includes a switching fabric connected to the D disk elements to route requests to a corresponding disk element. The system includes N network elements connected to the switching fabric. Each network element has a mapping function that for every value of V, specifies one or more elements from the set D that store the data specified by volume V, where N is greater than or equal to 1 and is an integer and N+D is greater than or equal to 3, which receives the requests and causes the switching fabric to route the requests by their file ID according to the mapping function. A method for responding to file system requests. The method includes the steps of receiving file system requests having file IDs comprising V, a volume identifier specifying the file system being accessed, and R, an integer, specifying the file within the file system being accessed at network elements. Each network element has a mapping function that for every value of V, specifies one or more elements from the set D that store the data specified by volume V. Then there is the step of routing the requests to a switching fabric connected to the network elements based on the file system request's ID according to the mapping function to disk elements connected to the switching fabric.

公开(公告)号：US06473433B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-29

申请号：US09609497

申请日：2000-06-30

申请人： Ronald P. Bianchini, Jr. ,  Jeff Schulz ,  Veera Reddy ,  Joseph A. Hook

发明人： Ronald P. Bianchini, Jr. ,  Jeff Schulz ,  Veera Reddy ,  Joseph A. Hook

IPC分类号： H04L1228

CPC分类号： H04L49/3081 ,  H04L2012/5674 ,  H04Q11/0478

摘要： A switch of a network connected to a switch control processor. The switch includes port cards which receive packets from and send packets to the network. The switch comprises a switch control processor for providing control information. The switch includes fabrics for switching the packets. The fabrics receive control information from the switch control processor but all the fabrics only implement the control information at a same logical time when each fabric receives a control initiation signal from one of the port cards. Each respective fabric continuously operating on packets before, during and after each respective fabric receives the control initiation signal. A method for switching packets. The method includes the steps of receiving packets at a port card of a switch from a network. Then there is the step of sending fragments of each packet to fabrics of the switch. Then there is the step of distributing control information from a switch control processor to the fabrics of the switch as the port card continues to receive packets. Next there is the step of receiving a control initiation signal from a switch control processor through the network at the port card. Then there is the step of sending the control initiation signal from the port card to the fabrics. Next there is the step of implementing the control information at each fabric only after the respective fabric receives the control initiation signal so all the fabrics implement the control information at the same time.

摘要翻译： 连接到交换机控制处理器的网络的交换机。 交换机包括从网络接收数据包和发送数据包的端口卡。 开关包括用于提供控制信息的开关控制处理器。 交换机包括用于切换数据包的结构。 织物从开关控制处理器接收控制信息，但是当每个结构从其中一个端口卡接收到控制启动信号时，所有结构仅在相同的逻辑时间实现控制信息。 在每个相应的结构之前，之中和之后，每个相应的结构在分组之后连续地操作，接收控制启动信号。 一种切换数据包的方法。 该方法包括在网络的交换机的端口卡处接收分组的步骤。 然后，将每个数据包的片段发送到交换机的结构的步骤。 然后，当端口卡继续接收数据包时，将控制信息从交换机控制处理器分发到交换机的结构。 接下来，存在通过端口卡处的网络从开关控制处理器接收控制启动信号的步骤。 然后，将控制启动信号从端口卡发送到织物。 接下来，在相应的结构接收到控制启动信号之后，在每个结构上实现控制信息的步骤，使得所有的结构同时实现控制信息。