Data transfer switch for transferring data of an arbitrary length on the

Abstract

A data transfer switch includes a switch controller and a selector switch unit. The switch controller selects one of transfer requests having the same output accommodation unit serving as a transfer destination from all transfer requests output from the input accommodation units, outputs a selector control signal, as data to be transferred to a transfer destination output accommodation unit, the selector control signal designating to select data from a transfer source input accommodation unit, and outputs a transfer permission to the transfer source input accommodation unit. The selector switch unit selects, on the basis of the selector control signal output from the switch controller, one of data output from the input accommodation units as data to be transferred to each output accommodation unit, connects the transfer source input accommodation unit to the transfer destination output accommodation unit in a one-to-one correspondence, and transfers the data from the transfer source input accommodation unit to the transfer destination output accommodation unit in accordance with the transfer permission in one direction.