Transit switch for an asynchronous network, notably an ATM network
US5381410A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/3009
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transit switch of an asynchronous network, notably an ATM network, for the handling of information elements in the form of packets having a header part for the identification of a destination and a information element part, having a plurality of input junctors supplied with packets by a plurality of associated input channels, there are also a plurality of output junctors connected to the input junctors by a synchronous bus, a bus allocator circuit is connected to the input junctors and to the bus. The switch is arranged so that each input junctor transfers a received packet to at least one output junctor which is identified from the header part of the packet to be transferred.
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