Multi-port system and method for routing a data element within an interconnection fabric
US7646760B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/252
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for routing data elements from an origin to a terminus is disclosed. The switches each have a plurality of ports. These ports are numbered relative to one another, such that a first output port, adjacent to the input port, may be numbered “0”, while a second output port, adjacent to the first output port, would be numbered “1”, This numbering continues for each port in the switch. When a data element is received on an input port of the switch, an output port is selected based on a value contained in that received data element. In one embodiment, the value is contained within a path specification, which includes a count field and a plurality of turn fields.
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