Patent ID: 7002978
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A switch element, comprising: an input routing portion including a switch matrix input port for receiving data; a buffer portion including a plurality of buffers; a switch matrix portion for routing data out from the plurality of buffers; an output arbitrating portion, including, an additional input routing portion including an additional switch matrix input port for receiving data; an additional buffer portion including an additional plurality of buffers, the switch matrix portion routing data out from the additional plurality of buffers; an additional output arbitrating portion, including an additional plurality of schedulers for receiving the data from the additional plurality of buffers through the additional switch matrix, and an additional selector for receiving data from the additional plurality of schedulers, the additional selector enabling output from the switch element through an additional switch matrix output port; wherein the output arbitrating portion receives data from the buffer portion and the additional buffer portion through the switch matrix portion and the additional switch matrix portion.