| 摘要 |
A partitioned switch comprising a plurality of switch partitions in which at least some of the partitions comprise one or more physical ports, in which the partitioned switch comprises means for establishing a connection for communication of data between a first physical port on a first partition and a second physical port on a second partition; in which the connection is effected completely internal to the switch. The communication between the physical ports is established by means of a series of consecutive virtual connections through the switch. The partitioned switch also comprises means for monitoring data input at the first physical port for transport via the physical connection to the second physical port and generating statistics relating to the equivalent data traffic associated with one or more of the virtual ports used to set up the physical connection. |
