Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Chong-Nam Lee

Byung-Chang Kang

Seong-Yong Park

Young-Ik Seo

Deog-Young Song

A large-scale fault tolerant asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch and a self-routing method in a 2n&times;n multiplexing switch. The 2n&times;n multiplexing switch includes 2n valid (VD) extracting parts generating valid (VD) signals, wherein it is used to select a cell among the 2n cells inputted every cell period according to the routing tag and store it to a FIFO; a FIFO selecting part selecting the FIFO where each cell selected using valid (VD) signals is to be stored and transmitting the cell to the corresponding FIFO; 2n shared FIFO buffers storing the 2n cells transmitted through the FIFO selecting part; outputting part transmitting the cells stored in the shared FIFO buffers to the output ports; cell counting part counting the number of cells stored in the shared FIFO buffers by using the information transmitted from the FIFO selecting part and outputting part; back-pressure signal generating part making the back-pressure signals by using the information from the cell counting part; and fault detector monitoring the faults of input ports by inputting the 2n valid (VD) signals from the valid (VD) extracting part.

Large scaled fault tolerant ATM switch and a self-routing method in a 2N&times;N multiplexing switch

A method and apparatus for making assignment of virtual path and virtual channel identifiers under a 'free status' in an asynchronous transfer mode switching system, at high speed, without delaying a call processing speed of a call processing circuit. The method for assigning virtual path and virtual channel identifiers placed in a cell header area includes the step for setting predetermined header values in a memory having a FIFO function; the step for checking a storage state of the memory when a connection requirement of a call occurs; the step for transferring stored header values to interface circuits corresponding to the connection requirement after the stored header values are read from the memory when the memory is not in an empty state; and the step for storing in the memory the header values used for the call required for a release when a releasing requirement of a call occurs.

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Seoul, South Korea

Chong-Nam Lee