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Crossbar/hub arrangement for multimedia network

  • US 5,579,308 A
  • Filed: 11/22/1995
  • Issued: 11/26/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A direct circuit crossbar and hub arrangement of a network having end terminals coupled to the network, comprising:

  • a direct circuit crossbar selectively coupled to the end terminals of the network and coupled to the network, the direct circuit crossbar establishing a direct circuit between two end terminals, and connecting the two end terminals as a pair to the network; and

    a passive hub of the network coupled to the end terminals of the network that are not selectively coupled to the direct circuit crossbar and also coupled via the direct circuit crossbar to the end terminals connected as a pair to the network.

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