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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1996
Howard Thomas Olnowich, Endwell, NY (US);
Thomas Norman Barker, Vestal, NY (US);
Peter Anthony Franaszek, Katonah, NY (US);
Philip Heidelberger, Peekskill, NY (US);
Bharat Deep Rathi, Mahopac, NY (US);
Anujan Mangala Varma, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A multi-stage architecture for providing a single switching component in multiplicity to create a single network capable of performing a multiplicity of functions. One function of the disclosed network is to circumvent the traditional blocking problems in multi-stage networks by implementing ALTERNATE PATHS between devices within the same network. This permits a non-blocked path between 2 devices to be found by rearrangeability--the act of trying or searching different alternate paths until a non-blocked connection is established. A second network function permits a special high priority mode of transfer which will guarantee that the connection will be made to an idle device as rapidly as possible.