Distributed voice-data switching on multi-stage interconnection networks
CA 1264081 C · Owner: Kumar, Manoj · Inventors: Lien, Yeong-Chang L.; Dias, Daniel M.; Maruyama, Kiyoshi
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Abstract, A method of switching synchronous and asynchronous data packets through a multi-stage interconnection network (MIN), so as to insure that packets with the highest assignable priority level will never be blocked at any stage of the network. More specifically, this invention relates to a method of switching voice and data packets over the MIN wherein each of the address bits in each packet determine the connection to be established at each particular stage in the network and wherein each packet has therein a priority level. In each time slot of a frame, the priority level of the packets stored in a particular originating adapter are compared and the packet with the highest priority …
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- Granted December 27, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 27, 2006.
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