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

US7020135B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 2001
Grant dateMar 28, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 14, 2024

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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