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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2017
Media Links Co., Ltd., Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Shimizu, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazunori Nakamura, Kawasaki, JP;
MEDIA LINKS CO., LTD., Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
As compared to the conventional method, a non-blocking multicast switching system is provided in which the number of switches to be operated can be reduced and the path switching can be quick. A multicast switching system with an input stage, a middle stage, and an output stage, including a plurality of input switch elements of receiving/transmitting streams from input sources/to the middle stage, a plurality of middle switch elements of receiving/transmitting streams from the input switch elements/to the output stage, the plurality of middle switch elements being grouped into a plurality of groups and a plurality of output switch elements of receiving/outputting streams from the middle switch elements/to output destinations, wherein the input switch elements transmit the streams to each of the plurality of groups.