1. A replaceable cavity insert for use in a multi-cavity compression mold, each cavity insert comprising:
a tapered construction for friction fitting into a recess defined in the compression mold;
each cavity insert having an arcuate inner surface defining an inverted dimple pattern of a golf ball;
each cavity insert having an O-ring located about the perimeter of an upper section of the insert for limiting the flow of fluids beyond the perimeter;
a pair of semi-circular cut-out sections on an upper surface of each cavity insert; and
a pair of removable cavity retainer screws, each screw countersunk into the compression mold, an edge of the screw disposed over the cut-out section of the cavity insert to retain the cavity insert and secure the O-ring,
wherein the cavity insert may be quickly and individually removed without the need to remove the entire mold or to disconnect utility lines therein.
2. The cavity insert according to claim 1, wherein a baked-on mold release is applied to the concave surface of each cavity insert at a temperature between about 600\xb0 F. to 750\xb0 F.
3. The cavity insert according to claim 1, wherein each cavity insert is made of a high thermal conductive metal.
4. The cavity insert according to claim 1, wherein the height of each cavity insert is less than the height of the corresponding recess therein only requiring the O-ring in the upper section of the insert.
5. The cavity insert according to claim 1, wherein the cavity insert is utilized for casting a cover on a golf ball subassembly.
6. The cavity insert according to claim 1, wherein the cavity insert is utilized for casting an inner layer on a golf ball subassembly.
7. A method of placing a cavity insert into a multi-cavity compression mold frame without removing the mold frame from a hydraulic press, the method comprising:
providing in the frame a tapered recess sized to accommodate the cavity insert;
inserting into the recess by friction fit the cavity insert and a single O-ring displaced about the top portion of the insert; and
retaining the insert and O-ring within the recess by a pair of threaded screws and accompanying washers,
wherein the cavity insert may be removed from the frame by loosening the screws and manually lifting the cavity insert out of the frame.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein a baked-on mold release is applied to a concave inner surface of each cavity insert at a temperature between about 600\xb0 F. to 750\xb0 F.
9. The method according to claim 7, wherein each cavity insert is made of a high thermal conductive metal.
10. The method according to claim 7, wherein the height of each cavity insert is less than the height of the corresponding recess therein only requiring the O-ring in the upper section of the insert.
11. The method according to claim 7, wherein the cavity insert is utilized to cast a cover on a golf ball subassembly.
12. The method according to claim 7, wherein the cavity insert is utilized for casting an inner layer on a golf ball subassembly.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A network device comprising:
a plurality of ports to transmit and receive data flows comprising packets of data;
a memory to store a routing table;
a forwarding engine to transfer the packets of data between the ports according to the routing table; and
a processor to
define a routing interface comprising a selected group of the ports,
map a selected media access control (MAC) address to the routing interface,
disable link aggregation between the selected group of the ports of the routing interface,
disable bridging between the selected group of the ports of the routing interface without disabling the selected group of the ports, and
modify the routing table to direct each of the data flows having the MAC address as a destination address to one of the selected group of the ports of the routing interface.
2. The network device of claim 1:
wherein the processor modifies the routing table entries for the selected group of the ports of the routing interface to provide load balancing among the selected group of the ports of the routing interface after disabling bridging between the selected group of the ports.
3. The network device of claim 2:
wherein the load balancing is based on Equal Cost Multi-Path Routing Protocol (ECMP).
4. The network device of claim 1, wherein, to define a routing interface, the processor allocates a virtual local-area network (VLAN) to the selected group of the ports.
5. A network device comprising:
a plurality of port means for transmitting and receiving data flows comprising packets of data;
memory means for storing a routing table;
forwarding means for transferring the packets of data between the port means according to the routing table; and
processing means for
defining a routing interface comprising a selected group of the port means,
mapping a selected media access control (MAC) address to the routing interface,
disabling link aggregation between the selected group of the port means of the routing interface,
disabling bridging between the selected group of the port means of the routing interface without disabling the selected group of the port means, and
modifying the routing table to direct each of the data flows having the MAC address as a destination address to one of the selected group of the port means of the routing interface.
6. The network device of claim 5:
wherein the processing means modifies the routing table entries for the port means in the routing interface to provide load balancing among the port means in the routing interface after disabling bridging between the selected group of the port means.
7. The network device of claim 6:
wherein the load balancing is based on Equal Cost Multi-Path Routing Protocol (ECMP).
8. The network device of claim 5, wherein, to define a routing interface, the processing means allocates a virtual local-area network (VLAN) to the selected group of the port means.
9. A method for a network device having a plurality of ports for transmitting and receiving data flows comprising packets of data according to a routing table, the method comprising:
defining a router interface comprising a selected group of the ports;
mapping a Media Access Control (MAC) address to the router interface;
disabling link aggregation between the selected group of the ports of the routing interface;
disabling bridging between the selected group of the ports of the routing interface without disabling the selected group of the ports; and
modifying the routing table to direct each of the data flows having the MAC address as a destination address to one of the selected group of the ports of the routing interface.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
modifying the routing table entries for the selected group of the ports of the routing interface to provide load balancing among the selected group of the ports of the routing interface after disabling bridging between the selected group of the ports.
11. The method of claim 10:
wherein the load balancing is based on Equal Cost Multi-Path Routing Protocol (ECMP).
12. The method of claim 9, wherein defining a routing interface comprises:
allocating a virtual local-area network (VLAN) to the selected group of the ports.
13. A computer readable medium storing a computer program capable of being executed by a computer for a network device having a plurality of ports for transmitting and receiving data flows comprising packets of data according to a routing table, the computer program comprising:
defining a router interface comprising a selected group of the ports;
mapping a Media Access Control (MAC) address to the router interface;
disabling link aggregation between the selected group of the ports of the routing interface;
disabling bridging between the selected group of the ports of the routing interface without disabling the selected group of the ports; and
modifying the routing table to direct each of the data flows having the MAC address as a destination address to one of the selected group of the ports of the routing interface.
14. The computer readable medium of claim 13, further comprising:
modifying the routing table entries for the selected group of the ports of the routing interface to provide load balancing among the selected group of the ports of the routing interface after disabling bridging between the selected group of the ports.
15. The computer readable medium of claim 14:
wherein the load balancing is based on Equal Cost Multi-Path Routing Protocol (ECMP).
16. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein defining a routing interface comprises:
allocating a virtual local-area network (VLAN) to the selected group of the ports.
17. A first network device comprising:
X ports within the first network device that transmit and receive data flows comprising packets of data with a second network device that has a media access control (MAC) address;
memory that stores a routing table;
a forwarding engine to transfer the packets of data between the X ports according to the routing table; and
a processor to
define a routing interface comprising Y of the X ports,
map said MAC address to the routing interface,
disable link aggregation between the Y of the X ports of the routing interface,
disable bridging between the Y of the X ports without disabling the Y of the X ports, and
modify the routing table to direct each of the data flows having the MAC address as a destination address to one of the Y of the X ports, where X is an integer greater than 1 and where Y is less than X.
18. The network device of claim 17:
wherein the processor modifies the routing table entries for the Y of the X ports of the routing interface to provide load balancing among the Y of the X ports of the routing interface after disabling bridging between the Y of the X ports.
19. The network device of claim 18:
wherein the load balancing is based on Equal Cost Multi-Path Routing Protocol (ECMP).
20. The network device of claim 17, wherein, to define a routing interface, the processor allocates a virtual local-area network (VLAN) to the selected group of the ports.
21. The network device of claim 17, wherein the processor disables link aggregation between the Y of the X ports without disabling link aggregation between X-Y of the X ports that are not members of the Y of the X ports of the routing interface.