High-speed packet data network using serially connected packet and circuit switches
US5107493A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 1989 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/56
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cross connect network is utilized in order to switch packets of information among a plurality of network nodes. Each of the plurality of network nodes generates a multiplexed data signal, where each multiplexed data signal includes several channels. The cross connect network routes the data packets based upon which channel each packet is in when it arrives from the network node, rather than based upon the address in each packet. Thus, the need to read the address and switch the packet at each switching stage in the cross connect network is eliminated.
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