US 11,838,701 B2
Systems and method for automatically configuring ports in breakout or non-breakout mode
Prabhu Balakannan, Milipitas, CA (US); Shrawan Chittoor Surender, Pleasanton, CA (US); Ashwin Ramani, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Eshwar Yedavalli, Fremont, CA (US); Srinivas Gaddam, San Jose, CA (US); and Umamaheswararao Karyampudi, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/342,820.
Prior Publication US 2022/0400322 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. H04Q 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04Q 11/0066 (2013.01) [H04Q 11/0005 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0041 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0079 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0086 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spine node comprising:
a plurality of ports; and
a processing module configured to:
detect an optics of a cable connected to a first port of the plurality of ports, wherein the optics of the cable connects the first port of the spine node to a second port of a leaf node;
configure the first port to operate in a breakout mode;
exchange speed and optics information with the leaf node; and
based on the exchanged speed and optics information, allow the first port to remain operating in the breakout mode.