Patent ID: 6295299
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A packet switch comprising:a) an interface coupled to a medium to receive a data packet therefrom;b) a data manipulation device coupled to the interface via a multiple-bit wide data path, the data manipulation device comprising a number of data path controllers each coupled to a separate n-bit wide portion of the multiple-bit wide data path to receive n bits of the data packet, wherein n equals an evenly divisible portion of the multiple-bit wide data path, the data path controllers each comprising a buffer to hold x bits of the data packet, wherein x is a multiple of n; andc) a memory coupled to the data manipulation device via a y-bit wide data path, wherein y is a multiple of x, the data path controllers each coupled to a separate x-bit wide portion of the y-bit wide data path to concurrently transmit x bits of the data packet to the memory.