Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Switching a message which includes an address header
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-26
2005-04-26
Patel, Ajit (Department: 2664)
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Switching a message which includes an address header
C370S254000, C370S402000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06885670
ABSTRACT:
The disclosure relates to apparatus and methods that provide a system interconnect for transporting cells between nodes on a dual counter-rotating ring network, including a link selection register for selecting the shortest path to a destination node, use of a fault tolerant frequency reference to synchronize node clocks, interconnect initialization, multi-ring topologies along with an addressing schema and ring-to-ring couplers. The disclosure also discusses flow control of cells leaving nodes, coupling cells from one ring to another, and use of such an interconnect as a bus replacement.
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Patel Ajit
PLX Technology, Inc.
Swernofsky Law Group PC
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