Patent ID: 7830903
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of switching data using a switch that includes a plurality of input ports each having at least one input queue, a plurality of switch units, and a plurality of output ports, the method comprising: a) each input port having data to be sent to one or more output ports stored in an input queue generating a request to each of the one or more output ports to which data in the input port is to be sent, wherein each request identifies one of the plurality of switch units for use in transferring data from the requesting input port to the corresponding output port; b) generating grants per output port per switch unit, each grant corresponding to one of the requests generated in step a); c) accepting grants per input port per switch unit; and d) outputting data from the respective input ports to the respective output ports, based on the accepted grants, utilizing the switch units identified in the requests corresponding to the accepted grants.