Linking cross bar controller
US7477652B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/505
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A crossbar for communicating with at least one device, the crossbar comprises N ports. Each one of the N ports comprises a link logic unit to receive messages and data from a respective device, N-1 output buffers each corresponding to another one of the N-1 ports and a port arbiter to select one of the N-1 output buffers to output data to the respective device. The stored data is transferred to the corresponding output buffer of a selected one of the other one of the N ports.
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