CPC H04J 14/0267 (2013.01) [H04J 14/0212 (2013.01); H04J 14/0223 (2013.01); H04J 14/0241 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for configuring a communication path between a source computing node and a destination computing node in a multi-stage network of circuit switches, the method comprising:
identifying a first circuit switch from a first network stage, the first network stage including a plurality of optical circuit switches;
identifying a second circuit switch from a second network stage, the second network stage including a plurality of electrical circuit switches; and
scheduling communication of data from the source computing node to the destination computing node via the first circuit switch and the second circuit switch.
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