CPC H04L 69/08 (2013.01) [H04L 69/321 (2013.01); H04L 69/323 (2013.01); H04L 69/324 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A computer-implemented method for repurposing one or more software configurable layer 2 switches in an IP (Internet Protocol) computer network to function as a layer 1 switch comprising:
reconfiguring Ternary Content-Addressable Memory (TCAM) in each of the one or more layer 2 switches;
routing one or more pipeline engines to emulate layer 1 switching functionality in each of the one or more layer 2 switches;
disabling forwarding functionality to decrease latency in each of the one or more layer 2 switches;
enabling Small Form-Factor Pluggable Ports (SFPs) for Transmission (TX) and Reception (RX) in each of the one or more layer 2 switches;
creating a multicast group such that a Port.2 is added to the created multicast group in each of the one or more layer 2 switches; and
providing an Access Control List (ACL) rule wherein when a condition is input Port.1 an action is to redirect to the created multicast group in each of the one or more layer 2 switches.
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