Data switch with shared port buffers
US8644140B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/254
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication apparatus includes a plurality of switch ports, each switch port including one or more port buffers for buffering data that traverses the switch port. A switch fabric is coupled to transfer the data between the switch ports. A switch control unit is configured to reassign at least one port buffer of a given switch port to buffer a part of the data that does not enter or exit the apparatus via the given switch port, and to cause the switch fabric to forward the part of the data to a destination switch port via the at least one reassigned port buffer.
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