Patent ID: 6785268
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A digital switching system comprising:N sending line terminals each of which receives serial data from the user; a serial/parallel converter having N serial/parallel converter circuits each of which converts the serial data into K-bit wide parallel data at the conversion ratio provided externally by mode selection information; a switching arrangement having M (M&gE;K) cross-point switches of which K (M&gE;K) cross-point switches select one bit each, based on destination information, from their respective assigned bit locations in said N sets of K-bit wide parallel data; a parallel/serial converter having N parallel/serial converter circuits which convert the K-bit wide parallel data received one bit each from said K cross-point switches, into serial data; and N receiving line terminals each of which sends said converted serial data to the user.