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Cell queue formation in an ATM switch

US6128306A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 28, 1997
Grant dateOct 3, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2012/5681
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An ATM routing switch has a plurality of input and output ports and a buffer for holding a plurality of ATM cells, the cells being held in the buffer as a plurality of queues (F0-F7), each formed as a chained list of addresses with front and back pointers identifying ends of each queue.

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