Single-type fabric card networks and method of implementing same
US6212179A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q11/0478
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An expandable network constructed from a plurality of identical network fabric cards which uses a plurality of selected row address bits to route connection paths between adjacent columns of interconnecting switches and a software algorithm for implementing a network of any whole number power of 2 rows or ports by assigning numbers of the network switches and attached nodes are described.
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