公开(公告)号：MY118288A

公开(公告)日：2004-09-30

申请号：MYPI9702506

申请日：1997-06-05

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： COLMANT MICHEL ,  ENGBERSEN ANTONIUS P ,  HEDDES MARCO ,  WEERT MARINUS J M VAN

IPC: H04Q3/00 ,  H04L12/54 ,  H04L12/70 ,  H04L12/933 ,  H04Q11/04

Abstract: THE INVENTION RELATES TO A SWITCHING DEVICE WHICH TRANSPORTS DATA PACKETS FROM INPUT PORTS (101-108)TO SELECTED OUTPUT PORTS(501-508). THE PAYLOAD OF THE PACKETS IS STORED IN A STORAGE MEANS. A SWITCHING MEANS (3401-3432)IS ARRANGED WHICH HAS MORE SWITCH OUTPUTS (291-294)THAN SWITCH INPUTS (85)AND WHICH SWITCHES SEQUENTIALLY BETWEEN ONE SWITCH INPUT AND SEVERAL SWITCH OUTPUTS WHILE STORING THE PAYLOADS. FURTHERMORE, THE INVENTION RELATES TO A STORING METHOD WHICH USES SWITCHING MEANS TO STORE PAYLOADS IN A SEQUENTIAL ORDER AND TO A SWITCHING APPARATUS COMPRISING SEVERAL SWITCHING DEVICES. FURTHERMORE, THE INVENTION RELATES TO SYSTEMS USING THE SWITCHING DEVICE AS A SCALEABLE MODULE.