Cross-bar switch with sink port accepting multiple packets
US7082139B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/3018
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cross-bar switch includes a set of input ports to receive data packets and a set of sink ports in communication with the input ports to receive the data packets and forward them onto a communications link. Each sink port is adapted to concurrently receive multiple data packets targeted to the same destination or multiple destinations. For example, one sink port receives a first data packet and a second data packet. The one sink port receives at least a portion of the second data packet during a time period in which the one sink port is receiving the first data packet.
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