Traffic merging system

Details Traffic merging system Traffic merging system

2006-02-28

2006-02-28

Phan, Man U. (Department: 2665)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S352000, C370S395430

Reexamination Certificate

active

07006497

ABSTRACT:
Traffic is transported within a system in the form of TDM packets. These packets are generated at source line units and transported from the line units to a switch. The switch routes the packets to appropriate target line units based on information contained within the packet. At the switch, packets from the source line units may be merged. A gather function relies on each of the line units sourcing packets to exclusively drive lines at software-assigned timeslots within the packet. The switch performs a simple OR function of each byte in merging the packet payloads.

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