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Network switch with shared memory system

  • US 6,233,242 B1
  • Filed: 12/30/1996
  • Issued: 05/15/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A network switch for enabling communication among a plurality of network devices, comprising:

  • a plurality of network ports that receive and transmit data;

    a central memory that temporarily stores at least one packet of data received at one or more of said plurality of network ports, said central memory including a packet section that temporarily stores received data and is organized into a plurality of sectors, each of said plurality of sectors including a packet sector section and a corresponding sector information section, the central memory also including a network device identification section that stores a plurality of identification entries, each of said plurality of identification entries corresponding to one of the plurality of network devices coupled to one of said plurality of network ports; and

    a switch manager coupled to said plurality of network ports and to said central memory, the switch manager controlling data flow between said plurality of network ports and said central memory.

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