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Asynchronous time division switching arrangement and a method of operating same

US5212686A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 1989
Grant dateMay 18, 1993
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L49/3036
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An asynchronous time division multiplex switching arrangement comprises a serial to parallel converter arranged to receive input packets of data which include routing information, in serial form and convert the packets of data to parallel form. A random access memory is provided in which each packet of data is entered at an addressed location into the memory, and the address is entered in a respective first-in first-out output queue at the tail. The address at the head of the queue is accessed and the packet of data is read from the random access memory into a parallel to serial converter and the packet of data is serially delivered to the associated output.

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