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Rearrangeable switch having a non-power of two number of physical center stages

US6343075B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 1999
Grant dateJan 29, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2213/1334
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A switch is provided that includes three stages. The first stages has a plurality of switch circuits. The second stage has a plurality of switch circuits equal to N, where N is any integer other than a power of 2 and where the switch circuits can be logically configured into a logical configuration of a power of 2. The third stages includes a plurality of switch circuits.

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