Optical communications – Multiplex – Optical switching
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-04
2007-12-04
Li, Shi K. (Department: 2613)
Optical communications
Multiplex
Optical switching
C398S049000, C398S050000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11531605
ABSTRACT:
In one embodiment, a scheduler for use with a star switching fabric includes a scheduling star switching fabric operable to receive a plurality of packets each associated with one of a plurality of wavelengths and a plurality of selecting elements associated with the scheduling star switching fabric. Each of the plurality of selecting elements is operable to contribute to selectively passing packets from the scheduling star switching fabric for receipt by a transmission star switching fabric. Packets received at the transmission star switching fabric over a given time period comprise a more uniform load distribution than packets received at an input to the scheduler over the same period of time.
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