One aspect of the instant application can provide a networking device. The networking device can include a set of Compute Express Link (CXL) ports, a set of non-CXL ports, a set of bridge circuits associated with the set of CXL ports, and an interconnect. A respective bridge circuit can include a packet-conversion subcircuit to convert a CXL packet received at a corresponding CXL port to a customized packet and a protocol-conversion subcircuit to convert a CXL protocol to a customized protocol implemented by the networking device. The interconnect can switch customized packets among the CXL and non-CXL ports based on the customized protocol.

One aspect of the instant application can provide a networking device. The networking device can include a set of Compute Express Link (CXL) ports, a set of non-CXL ports, a set of bridge circuits associated with the set of CXL ports, and an interconnect. A respective bridge circuit can include a packet-conversion subcircuit to convert a CXL packet received at a corresponding CXL port to a customized packet and a protocol-conversion subcircuit to convert a CXL protocol to a customized protocol implemented by the networking device. The interconnect can switch customized packets among the CXL and non-CXL ports based on the customized protocol.

A computer network organized in a logical grid having rows and columns can include network nodes coupled according to harmonics. Each network node can be coupled to network nodes of the same row using a set of horizontal strands according to a set of horizontal harmonics. Each of the horizontal harmonics specifies a node distance along the row between adjacent connection points on the corresponding horizontal strand. Each network node can also be coupled to network nodes of the same column using a set of vertical strands according to a set of vertical harmonics. Each of the vertical harmonics specifies a node distance along the column between adjacent connection points on the corresponding vertical strand.