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Planar optical mesh-connected tree interconnect network

US5532856A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 1994
Grant dateJul 2, 1996
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q11/0001
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mesh-connected tree (MCT) interconnect topology network which is a two-dimensional interconnect topology combining aspects of a conventional tree-network and a two-dimensional nearest-neighbor mesh network is implemented as a planar optical interconnect network.

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