Strict-sense minimal spanning switch non-blocking architecture
US8477770B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 23, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/109
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention discloses an apparatus to implement a m=n Non-Blocking Minimal Spanning Switch, where n=the total number of data input signals and m=the total number of data output signals and m=the number of crossbar connections in each switch. Data is input to the switch as a plurality of frames, whereby each crossbar connection contains a framer which detects framing patterns in the data. Skewed data is re-aligned and buffered so that the data output by each crossbar connection is equal and identical, thus any crossbar connection may be used to ensure a connection, eliminating the possibility of data interrupts.
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