Apparatus and method for programmable memory access slot...

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2006-04-18

2006-04-18

Ton, Dang (Department: 2666)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S395400, C370S412000, C370S458000, C370S468000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07031305

ABSTRACT:
A network switch having switch ports for full-duplex communication of data packets with respective network nodes according to Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) protocol that flexibly assigns memory access slots to access an external memory according to programmable information. A scheduler within an external memory interface assigns the memory access slots to the respective network switch ports according to a programmed sequence written into an assignment table memory from an external programmable data storage device.

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