Patent ID: 6064669
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: H04J,H04Q

Abstract:
An apparatus for switching groups of data among a plurality of external links with each of the plurality of external links communicating ones of the groups of data as an incoming data stream and an outgoing data stream;a plurality of first units each connected to one of the external links for separating received data from the incoming data stream by bit positions and communicating data of each of individual bit positions to an individual one of a set of a plurality of second units;each of the second units responsive to data streams for an individual bit position from each of the plurality of first units for switching a group of data of the individual bit position as a data stream to one of the plurality of first units or as data streams to more than one of the plurality of first units; andeach of the first units responsive to data streams of individual bit positions for assembling groups of data for transmission on the outgoing data stream.