Space/time switch architecture
CA 2283595 A1 · Owner: Wemple, Donald James · Inventors: Wemple, Donald James; Garg, Brij Bhushan
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A switching core in accordance with the principles of the present invention connects N input ports to M output ports and provides multi-cast capability. The, switching core includes a plurality of selection blocks each of which , receives, multiple input bit packs organized in a combination of input data rails and time, slots. The switching core selects one of the input bit packs from one of the rails, in one of the time slots and conveys the selected bit pack to an output data position within a combination of output data rails and time slots. This operation, may take place both in parallel and in sequence.
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- Filed September 27, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 27, 2019.
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