Digital cross-connect

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2008-03-25

2008-03-25

Yao, Kwang Bin (Department: 2616)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Through a circuit switch

C370S463000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07349387

ABSTRACT:
Two or more cross-connect ICs are interconnected. Each IC directly receives some, but not all, of the system inputs, and outputs to some, but not all, outputs. Each cross-connect IC has a switch matrix that has the same number of inputs as the system, and a lesser number of outputs that matches the number of outputs of the IC. Each cross-connect IC provides fanout of its direct inputs to a link to each other cross-connect IC. Thus, each IC receives inputs either directly, or from a fanout on another IC.

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