Guiding configuration of a switch stack
The recommendation and guidance facility enhances switch stack configurations by identifying network switches, calculating resiliency scores, and offering real-time monitoring and reconfiguration, ensuring optimal and resilient configurations.
GB2635023BActive Publication Date: 2026-06-11SOPHOS LTD
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- GB · GB
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SOPHOS LTD
- Filing Date
- 2024-09-09
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-11
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Users configuring switch stacks often lack awareness of how their decisions affect resiliency, and changes in connections may not be fully understood, leading to suboptimal configurations.
Method used
A recommendation and guidance facility identifies network switches and existing connections, calculates resiliency scores, and provides recommendations for configurations that enhance stack resiliency, offering real-time monitoring and reconfiguration suggestions.
Benefits of technology
This approach enables more resilient switch stack configurations by providing guided recommendations and real-time monitoring, improving and maintaining resiliency over time.
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Abstract
Guidance is provided to a user to configure a switch stack to achieve a selected configuration. A recommendation and guidance facility may identify one or more network switches to be added to the swit
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