公开(公告)号：CA2105054A1

公开(公告)日：1994-03-18

申请号：CA2105054

申请日：1993-08-27

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： OLNOWICH HOWARD T ,  DOTSON MICHAEL W ,  FEENEY JAMES W ,  FISHER MICHAEL H ,  JABUSCH JOHN D ,  LUSCH ROBERT F ,  MANIGUET MICHAEL A

IPC: G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/36 ,  G06F13/38 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F15/173 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L12/40 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04L29/10

公开(公告)号：CA2099024A1

公开(公告)日：1994-03-18

申请号：CA2099024

申请日：1993-06-23

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： OLNOWICH HOWARD T ,  JABUSCH JOHN D ,  LUSCH ROBERT F ,  MANIGUET MICHAEL A

IPC: G06F13/00 ,  G06F11/26 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F15/173 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L7/033 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04M3/00 ,  H04Q11/00 ,  H04Q11/04 ,  H04L12/64 ,  H04Q11/02 ,  H04L12/06 ,  H04L12/12 ,  G06F13/38 ,  H04L12/40 ,  H04Q3/52 ,  H04Q3/58

Abstract: MULTI-MEDIA ANALOG/DIGITAL/OPTICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS Disclosed is multi-media switching apparatus for performing digital, analog, and/or optical communications amongst multiple nodes over switching networks. The key aspect of the present invention is the full parallel aspect of the switching apparatus which supports n simultaneously, low-latency connections, where n is the number of functional elements interconnected by the switching network. Any of the n simultaneous transmissions can be digital, analog, or optical in any proportion. In addition, the present invention can also serve as a high-speed distributed controller for the purpose of of selecting analog or optical switches for information transfer between elements of the system.