Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Through a circuit switch
Patent
1996-11-21
1999-06-15
Pham, Chi H.
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Through a circuit switch
370395, 370414, H04L 1256
Patent
active
059128895
ABSTRACT:
Ports of an ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) switch are consolidated into cluster modules to increase the aggregate throughput of the switch. Packets are routed between cluster modules using an intercluster switching network. The intercluster switching network includes a plurality of input channels and output channels. During a switch cycle, a maximum of "K" packets are delivered to each of the output channels of the intercluster switching network. This maximum of "K" packets is a speedup per cluster module that is shared between ports of each cluster module. Consequently, each output port of a cluster module operates with a peak speedup of up to "K" packets per switch cycle thereby increasing the aggregate throughput of the switch.
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Bell Alan G.
Davis Helen M.
Lyles Joseph B.
Preas Bryan T.
Ngo Ricky Q.
Pham Chi H.
Xerox Corporation
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