Systems, methods, and apparatus for a data centre

摘要

In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first edge device that can have a packet processing module. The first edge device can be configured to receive a packet. The packet processing module of the first edge device can be configured to produce a plurality of cells based on the packet. A second edge device can have a packet processing module configured to reassemble the packet based on the plurality of cells. A multi-stage switch fabric can be coupled to the first edge device and the second edge device. The multi-stage switch fabric can define a single logical entity. The multi-stage switch fabric can have a plurality of switch modules. Each switch module from the plurality of switch modules can have a shared memory device. The multi-stage switch fabric can be configured to switch the plurality of cells so that the plurality of cells are sent to the second edge device.