High-performance network switch

Details High-performance network switch High-performance network switch

2007-04-17

2007-04-17

Rao, Seema S. (Department: 2616)

Multiplex communications

Data flow congestion prevention or control

Control of data admission to the network

C370S235000, C370S373000, C370S386000

Reexamination Certificate

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10736680

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a high-performance network switch. A digital switch has a plurality of blades coupled to a switching fabric via serial pipes. Serial link technology is used in the switching fabric. Each blade outputs serial data streams with in-band control information in multiple stripes to the switching fabric. The switching fabric includes a plurality of cross points corresponding to the multiple stripes. In one embodiment five stripes and five cross points are used. Each blade has a backplane interface adapter (BIA). One or more integrated bus translators (IBTs) and/or source packet processors are coupled to a BIA. An encoding scheme for packets of data carried in wide striped cells is provided.

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