Patent ID: 7719383

Claim:
A switching device comprising: at least five terminals, the terminals including at least two poles and at least three throws; a plurality of series switches, a series switch count equalling a pole count M multiplied by a throw count N, each series switch receiving a control signal, each series switch being coupled between one of the poles and one of the throws, wherein each pole is operably coupled to each throw through one of the series switches; a plurality of means for shunting, a shunt count equalling the pole count M plus the throw count N, each means for shunting receiving plural shunt control signals; wherein for each terminal one of the means for shunting is coupled between plural adjacent series switches for the terminal, the one of the means for shunting being a coupled means for shunting for the terminal; and wherein for each terminal the shunt control signals for the coupled means for shunting include the control signal received by each distant series switch for the terminal.