Cross-point switch with deadlock prevention
US6671275B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/351
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network switch includes a plurality of cross points each having a plurality of ports, a switching fabric that routes traffic between the plurality of cross points, and an arbitrator that arbitrates the traffic in a cut-through mode for packets larger than a predetermined size, and in a store and forward mode for packets smaller than the predetermined size.
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