Asynchronous switching node and routing logic means for a switching element used therein
CA 2103287 A1 · Owner: Henrion, Michel · Inventors: Pauwels, Bart Joseph Gerard; Henrion, Michel
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The routing logic means (RL) first selects based, on a route reference number included in the internal routing label (RCA,TCP) and associated to a cell to be routed by it at least one set including a number of routing groups each of which itself includes a number of outlets. The routing logic means then secondly selects one routing group per selected set of routing groups and finally also selects from each such selected routing group an outlet to which a copy of the above mentioned cell is transferred. In this way a distribution of (copies of) cells to arbitrarily chosen output ports of a switching node including such a routing logic means can be effected both for point-topoint as for …
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