Scalable Router-Switch
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1. A switch comprising:
- a plurality of switch units, each having a memory device, said switch units arranged into switch modules, each switch module including m switch units, m>
1, and each of said m switch units of said each switch module connecting to κ
switch units, κ
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1, of κ
different switch modules to create a full spatial mesh of (m×
κ
+1) switch modules,wherein said m switch units of each switch module are interconnected in a contention-free temporal mesh;
and wherein each switch unit in said each switch module has means forreceiving data blocks each data block having multiple data segments;
disassembling said each data block into constituent data segments; and
assembling data segments of different data blocks into new data blocks, according to data-segment destination, for contention-free switching through said each switch module.
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Abstract
A scalable router-switch comprises a plurality of switch units each having consolidation means for data disassembling and reassembling. The switch units are arranged into switch modules and the switch units of each switch module are interconnected through a dual rotator to form a contention-free temporal mesh.
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1. A switch comprising:
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a plurality of switch units, each having a memory device, said switch units arranged into switch modules, each switch module including m switch units, m>
1, and each of said m switch units of said each switch module connecting to κ
switch units, κ
>
1, of κ
different switch modules to create a full spatial mesh of (m×
κ
+1) switch modules,wherein said m switch units of each switch module are interconnected in a contention-free temporal mesh; and wherein each switch unit in said each switch module has means for receiving data blocks each data block having multiple data segments; disassembling said each data block into constituent data segments; and assembling data segments of different data blocks into new data blocks, according to data-segment destination, for contention-free switching through said each switch module.
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