Packet switch and method of use

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2005-05-05

2010-11-16

Ton, Dang T (Department: 2475)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S397000, C370S401000, C709S238000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07835358

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a packet switch and a packet switching method. An example embodiment of the present invention comprises at least three network ports, at least one instrument port, a mux-switch, a packet switch fabric, and an address table. The embodiment updates the address table to include the source address of each ingress packet of each network port and associate the source address with that network port. The mux-switch routes the ingress packet traffic of each network port according to the identity of the network port so that at least a copy of the packet traffic of one of the network ports is routed to an instrument port. The packet switch fabric routes the packets from the instrument ports to the network ports according the destination address of the packet and the identity of the network port that is associated with the destination address as recorded in the address table.

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