High-performance network switch
US7206283B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/351
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a high-performance network switch. A digital switch has a plurality of blades coupled to a switching fabric via serial pipes. Serial link technology is used in the switching fabric. Each blade outputs serial data streams with in-band control information in multiple stripes to the switching fabric. The switching fabric includes a plurality of cross points corresponding to the multiple stripes. In one embodiment five stripes and five cross points are used. Each blade has a backplane interface adapter (BIA). One or more integrated bus translators (IBTs) and/or source packet processors are coupled to a BIA. An encoding scheme for packets of data carried in wide striped cells is provided.
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