Patent ID: 8363670
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: H04J,H04L

Abstract:
1. A networking device for switching framed flows with packet-based switching, comprising: a plurality of ingress converters, each of the plurality of ingress converters configured to receive a framed input signal and to convert the framed input signal into packets to be placed in a plurality of virtual lanes; a packet switching fabric coupled to the plurality of ingress converters to receive the packets in the plurality of virtual lanes on a plurality of input ports and configured to switch the packets to a plurality of output ports; and a plurality of egress converters, each of the plurality of egress converters coupled to the packet switching fabric to receive at least some of the packets from the output ports of the packet switching fabric and configured to supply a framed output signal converted from the received packets, wherein each of the plurality of ingress converters comprises: a striping module configured to inverse multiplex the framed input signal into a plurality of virtual lanes; and a plurality of segmentation modules, each of the plurality of segmentation modules receiving one of the plurality of virtual lanes and segmenting the data in the received virtual lane into a sequence of packets.