Patent ID: 8665889

Claim:
A switch fabric system, comprising: a N×M switch fabric comprising M Trail Termination Points (TTPs) each comprising N timeslots there through in a bidirectional manner; a first connection in the switch fabric, wherein the first connection comprises a unidirectional asymmetric connection of X timeslots, wherein X<N; and a second connection in the switch fabric in an opposite direction as the first connection, wherein the second connection comprises a unidirectional asymmetric connection of Y timeslots, wherein Y<N, wherein at least one of the Y timeslots overlaps with one of the X timeslots on a same TTP of the M TTPs in the switch fabric, wherein Y does not equal X, and wherein N, M, X, and Y each comprises an integer; wherein the first connection and the second connection each comprise time division multiplexing connections.