Reconfigurable switch having an overlapping Clos Architecture
US7592894B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13332
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data-communications switch having at least two modes of operation is provided. The data communications switch includes a first Clos switch having a first mode of operation and a second Clos switch, which is combined with the first Clos switch, for providing a second mode of operation. The first Clos switch and second Clos switch are interconnected in an overlapping manner to form a switch fabric, which is essentially a superset of both the first Clos switch and the second Clos switch and can be configured to operate in either mode depending on system requirements.
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