US Patent No: 5,987,028

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Multiple channel ATM switch

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Abstract

A system and method are provided for routing received cells through a switch fabric. A plurality of output channels are organized into a plurality of channel groups, wherein each of the channels groups is associated with one or more unique output ports of a Benes network. A plurality of cells destined to one or more of the plurality of channel groups is received at plural input queues. A different output port of the Benes network is selected for one or more of the input queues that contains a cell. Then, one cell is switched from each of one or more input queues through the Benes network to the respective selected output port.

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Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEHSINCHU4827

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ma, Gin-Kou Chutung, Hsinchu, TW 23 586
Yang, Muh-Rong Taipei, TW 12 421

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