Patent ID: 6707815
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method comprising:designating a target minimum amount of actual data transmission per unit time from at least one input-buffered crossbar switch ingress to at least one input-buffered crossbar switch egress; and substantially ensuring that the target minimum amount of actual data transmission per unit time from the at least one input-buffered crossbar switch ingress to the at least one input-buffered crossbar switch egress is substantially satisfied by allowing substantially only the at least one input-buffered crossbar switch ingress access to the at least one input-buffered crossbar switch egress when (a) the at least one input-buffered crossbar switch ingress has data to transmit and (b) the actual data transmission per unit time from the least one input-buffered crossbar switch ingress to the at least one input-buffered crossbar switch egress does not substantially satisfy the target minimum amount of actual data transmission per unit time from the at least one input-buffered crossbar switch ingress to the at least one input-buffered crossbar switch egress.