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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1999
Uwe Brand, München, DE;
Hartmut Burghardt, Holzkirchen, DE;
Jochen Kessler, Unterhaching, DE;
Thomas Neuner, München, DE;
Karl-August Steinhauser, München, DE;
Thomas Zellerhoff, München, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The switching network serves for the transmission of digital data signals within a broadband communication system. This switching network is thereby constructed of individual switching elements (KE) that form at least one multi-stage funnel due to a connection to one another. The section for the assemblies of the switching network is selected such that at least one complete funnel is accommodated on the respective assembly. The respective assembly thereby has its external data inputs provided with unidirectionally designed optical/electrical transducers (OML-E) and has its external data outputs provided with unidirectionally designed electrical/optical transducers (OML-S).