Patent ID: 6611526
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A process for switching data flow from one of a plurality of data communication application modules in a chassis interconnected across a backplane in said chassis, said process comprising the steps of:A) receiving data at a one of said modules; B) applying said data m bits at a time to an m-bit-wide parallel bus, where m is greater than one; C) determining on which port of said one of said modules said data is to be transmitted, said port being directly connected through said backplane to another one of said modules to which said data is to be directed; D) appending a tag to said data to indicate on which port said data is to be transmitted; E) gating said m bits of data into a channel associated with said transmitting port; F) transmitting said data from said transmitting port across said backplane to said other one of said modules to which said data is to be directed; and G) providing control data for the receiving and transmitting data over a bus, wherein the bus is connected to each of the plurality of data communication application modules and a chassis control module.