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Burst switching in a high capacity network

  • US 6,907,002 B2
  • Filed: 12/29/2000
  • Issued: 06/14/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of controlling a space switch having a plurality of input ports and a plurality of output ports, said method comprising:

  • receiving a stream of burst transfer requests, each of said burst transfer requests specifying one of said input ports, one of said output parts, and a corresponding burst duration;

    grouping said burst transfer requests into burst groups according to their corresponding input ports;

    generating schedules for said burst transfer requests in an order in which input ports corresponding to said burst transfer requests become unoccupied;

    transmitting said schedules to sources of said burst-transfer requests; and

    transmitting said schedules and corresponding burst-transfer requests to a slave controller for said space switch, to set up paths through said space switch.

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