Method and system for identifying ports and forwarding packets in a multiport switch
CA 2329015 C · Owner: Riverstone Networks, Inc. · Inventors: Ferolito, Philip Arnold; Pfile, Robert W.
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A method and apparatus for routing packets through a multiport switch involves attaching indicators to packets (44) before the packets are passed through a switch fabric (40), and then using the indicators to look-up output port vectors after the packets have been passed through the switch fabric. In a preferred embodiment of a 64x64 port switch an 8-bit output channel vector , and a 15-bit output port index are attached to a packet and passed through the switch fabric. The 8-bit output channel vector directs the packet to the proper output packet processor(s) (72) and the 15-bit output port index is used to look-up an output port vector that identifies the output port(s) that will …
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- Filed April 16, 1999 and granted April 1, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 16, 2019.
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