IP Library Granted Patent US 12695712
Granted Patent B2
US 12695712 · App. 18/017,985 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Switch configuration, network system and control method

Inventor: Manabu Yoshino (Musashino, JP)
Assignee: NTT, Inc.
H04L49/35H04L12/44
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Patent No.
US 12695712
App. No.
18/017,985
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a switch configuration including one or more first layer switches having first ports and second ports and one or more second layer switches, some of the first ports are connected to the second ports connected to the second layer switches, the second ports connected to the second layer switches are connected to the ports of the second layer switches, the ports of the second layer switches connected to the first layer switches are connected to the ports of the second layer switches connected to the first layer switches, and at least one of the second ports connected to the first ports and the ports of the second layer switches connected to the first layer switches are connected to a relay network.

Claims (15)

1 . A switch configuration comprising:

one or more first layer switches each having first ports and second ports; and

one or more second layer switches each having at least one port connected to a first layer switch,

wherein ports of a second layer switch connected to a first layer switch is connected to other ports of the second layer switch connected to the first layer switch, and

at least one of second ports connected to a first port in one of the first layer switches or one of ports of one of the second layer switches connected to a first port through a second port of one of the first layer switch is connected to a relay network.

2 . A network system comprising:

the switch configuration according to claim 1 ,

processor; and

a storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon, wherein the computer program instruction, when executed by the processor, perform processing of:

performing at least one of determination of second ports of the same first layer switch as input/output destinations of signals input to and output from first ports of the first layer switch or determination of ports of the same second layer switch as input/output destinations of signals input to and output from other ports of the second layer switch.

3 . A control method that is performed by a network system including one or more first layer switches each having first ports and second ports, one or more second layer switches each having at least one port connected to a first layer switch, and a processor; and a storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon, wherein the computer program instruction, when executed by the processor, perform processing of:

performing at least one of determination of second ports of the same first layer switch as input/output destinations of signals input to and output from first ports of a first layer switch or determination of ports of the same second layer switch as input/output destinations of signals input to and output from other ports of a second layer switch, in which ports of the second layer switch connected to the first layer switch is connected to other ports of the second layer switch connected to the first layer switch, and at least one of second ports connected to first ports of one of the first layer switches or one of ports of the second layer switch connected to a first port through a second port of one of the first layer switches is connected to a relay network, the method comprising:

performing at least one of determination of second ports of the same first layer switch as input/output destinations of a signal input to and output from first ports of the first layer switch or determination of ports of the same second layer switch as input/output destinations of signals input to and output from ports of the second layer switch.

4 . The switch configuration according to claim 1 , wherein a number of the first ports is smaller than a number of the second ports.

5 . The switch configuration according to claim 1 , further comprising a third layer switch that is a first layer switch in which some of the first ports are connected to a relay network.