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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1999
Jean-Claude Dispensa, St Jeannet, FR;
Denis Esteve, Vence, FR;
Christophe Jourdet, Villeneuve-Loubet, FR;
Pascal Thubert, Vence, FR;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A communication system speeds up digital traffic between nodes. The traffic is organized into data frames flowing over network high and low speed links attached to entry and exit ports of the nodes. Low speed modules connect the low speed links to a high speed switch. Router dispatch modules connect the high speed switch to a node attached to a high speed link for forwarding each data frame toward a dynamically selected target low speed module via the high speed switch, such that the dynamic selection of the target low speed module is based on detection of the module with the least load. At least one main router is attached to the high speed switch for storing a routing table to enable the targeted low speed module to orient one of the frames toward a right node exit port.