Method and apparatus for controlling the flow of packets through a network switch
US8005104B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/505
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for transferring data includes connecting N ports of a crossbar to N devices, respectively, where N is an integer greater than one. Inbound data is received at one of the N ports from a respective one of the N devices. Dedicated connections are provided between an input buffer of one of the N ports and N−1 output buffers associated with others of the N ports, respectively. At least one of the N−1 output buffers of the others of the N ports is selected to output outbound data corresponding to the inbound data. The inbound data from the input buffer of one of the N ports is selectively transferred to at least one of the N−1 output buffers of the others of the N ports.
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