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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1998
Daniel S. Simpkins, Bethesda, MD (US);
Steve Brass, Westboro, MA (US);
Joseph E. Anstett, Iii, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Mark A. Turner, Ijamsville, MD (US);
Daniel S. Simpkins, Bethesda, MD (US);
Steve Brass, Westboro, MA (US);
Joseph E. Anstett, III, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Mark A. Turner, Ijamsville, MD (US);
Other;
Abstract
A switch switches time division multiplexed (TDM) data and packet data from input ports to output ports. The swich comprises: a plurality of input ports receiving data, wherein each data comprises either TDM data or packet data; a plurality of output ports transmitting switched data; and a shared memory coupling the input ports to the output ports. The shared memory sequentially receives the data from the input ports, and switches a sequentially received data from a respective input port to a respective output port. Switching of packet data by the shared memory has no latency or jitter effect on switching of TDM data by the shared memory.