Appeal No. 1998-0710
Application 08/625,379
The disclosed invention pertains to a bufferless
selectable switch apparatus for connecting data messages from
a switch input port to a switch output port.
Representative claim 21 is reproduced as follows:
21. A bufferless selectable switch apparatus for use in
a multi-stage bufferless switch network, the apparatus
comprising:
a plurality of switch inputs and a plurality of switch
outputs;
means for receiving a plurality of data messages and providing
the plurality of data messages to some of the plurality of
switch inputs, said plurality of data messages each including
a path connection request;
a plurality of connection control nodes operably coupled to
the receiving means, wherein each of the plurality of
connection control nodes is operably coupled to a
corresponding one of the plurality of switch inputs; and
a plurality of output multiplexers operably coupled to the
plurality of connection control nodes, wherein each of the
plurality of output multiplexers is operably coupled to a
corresponding one of the plurality of switch outputs;
wherein, when the plurality of data messages is provided to
the some of the plurality of switch inputs, corresponding
connection control nodes of the plurality of connection
control nodes of the some of the plurality of switch inputs
interprets the path connection request to identify targeted
output multiplexers of the plurality of output multiplexers
and commands the targeted output multiplexers;
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