The present invention reduces the cost of a minimally configured network device by providing a network device with a distributed switch fabric. Such a network device locates a portion of the switch fabric functionality on each forwarding card allowing the minimal network device configuration to include...http://www.google.es/patents/US7039046?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US7039046 - Network device including central and distributed switch fabric subsystems
Network device including central and distributed switch fabric subsystems
