Scaleable multicast ATM switch

Details Scaleable multicast ATM switch Scaleable multicast ATM switch

1995-08-07

1998-03-03

Chin, Wellington

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

370389, 370397, 370905, H04L 1228, H04L 1256

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057243514

ABSTRACT:
A multicast switch for routing incoming cells having a multicast bit pattern and a priority value, arriving at a plurality of input ports, to one of a plurality of output ports, which includes input port controllers and routing modules. Each of the routing modules routes received cells to an associated one of a plurality of groups of output ports and provides a feedback priority value based on a priority value associated with a lowest priority cell passed to the associated group of output ports. Each of the input port controllers receives the incoming cells, buffers a head-of-line cell, transmits the head-of-line cell to each of the routing modules, stores the multicast bit pattern, compares the priority value of the buffered head-of-line cell with the feedback priority values from each of the routing modules to form a set of comparison values, updates the multicast bit pattern based on the comparison values to form an updated multicast bit pattern, and either retransmits the buffered head-of-line cell, or buffers and transmits a next cell, based on the updated multicast bit pattern.

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