Switching element, specifically for atm cells, which utilizes probabilistic priorities associated with the cells
CA 2233261 A1 · Owner: Alcatel · Inventors: Berrouet, Frederic; Huterer, Mario
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This invention involves a switching element consisting of several input ports and at least one output port a space routing mechanism and a cell memory in which cells are stored that can be classified on the basis of at least one specific characteristic. The transmission element in question features: a means of using the said characteristic to selectively access the cells contained in the said cell memory a probability memory that associates a probability p with each possible value i of the said caracteristic a server that chooses the cell to transmit from among those stored in the said cell memory on the basis of the probabilities (p ) contained in the probability memory and whether or not …
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- Filed January 13, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 13, 2018.
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