Patent ID: 7230508
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. A switch network for switching a network input to a network output, comprising an initial terminal layer of switches, an intermediate layer of switches, and a final terminal layer of switches wherein: said initial terminal layer of switches provides fan-out of said network input to widely separated locations in said intermediate layer of switches, said intermediate layer of switches provides a horizontally aligned fan-out and a vertically aligned fan-out to said final terminal layer of switches, and said final terminal layer of switches provides a fan-in from said vertically aligned fan-out and said horizontally aligned fan-out to said network output, wherein said final terminal layer of switches comprises a left sublayer and a right sublayer, wherein said fan-in from said vertically aligned fan-out and said horizontally aligned fan-out provided by said left sublayer is orthogonal to said fan-in provided by said right sublayer.