US 12,362,997 B2
Guiding configuration of a switch stack
Shilpa Sachin Dhamdhere, Southborough, MA (US); and Alan Charles Toews, Billerica, MA (US)
Assigned to Sophos Limited, Abingdon (GB)
Filed by Sophos Limited, Abingdon (GB)
Filed on Sep. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/373,121.
Prior Publication US 2025/0106107 A1, Mar. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 15/177 (2006.01); H04L 41/08 (2022.01); H04L 41/0823 (2022.01); H04L 41/0893 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/0883 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0836 (2013.01); H04L 41/0893 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for guiding configuration of a switch stack, comprising:
identifying, by software executing on a computing device, one or more network switches to be added to the switch stack;
identifying, by the software, any existing connections among ports of any existing network switches of the switch stack;
building a plurality of configurations for the switch stack to connect one or more ports of the one or more network switches to other ports of the one or more network switches or to ports of any existing network switches of the switch stack;
calculating, by the software, a resiliency score for each of the plurality of configurations, wherein the resiliency score is a measure of resistance to and impact of failure of a component of the switch stack;
selecting a configuration from the plurality based on the configuration's respective resiliency score; and
displaying, by the software to a user, one or more stack connection recommendations that are implementable to achieve the selected configuration and respective resiliency score.