Router, network comprising a router, method for routing data in a network
US7961721B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/508
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A router for a network is arranged for guiding data traffic from one of a first plurality Ni of inputs (I) to one or more of a second plurality No of outputs (O). The inputs each have a third plurality m of input queues for buffering data. The third plurality m is greater than 1, but less than the second plurality No. The router includes a first selection facility for writing data received at an input to a selected input queue of the input, and a second selection facility for providing data from an input queue to a selected output. Pairs of packets having different destinations Oj and Ok are arranged in the same queue for a total number of Nj,k inputs, characterized in that Nj,k<N for each j,k.
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