Patent ID: 7460529
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An interconnection fabric, comprising a first switching network, wherein the first switching network comprises: a first plurality of ports of a first type, the first plurality of ports comprising a first port having m a second plurality of ports of a second type, the second plurality of ports comprising at least k ports, wherein each of the k ports has at most n number of pins physically connected to respective at most n number of conductors; a first plurality of conductors; and a first plurality of switches; wherein each conductor of the first plurality of conductors is to selectively couple to a pin of any of the ports of the first switching network through at least one switch of the first plurality of switches, each pin of the first type of ports of the first switching network is to selectively couple to a respective pin in each port of the second type of ports of the first switching network through a respective conductor of the first plurality of conductors and at least two switches of the first plurality of switches; and the m 1 pins of the first port are connected to a plurality of pins of a port of a second plurality of ports of a different switching network and the second port comprises pins which are connected to pins of a plurality of the second plurality of ports of a respective plurality of at least one of a plurality of different switching networks or a plurality of logic function blocks.