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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2002
Philippe Barre, Le Fresne Camilly, FR;
Sebastien Clamagirand, Douvres la Delivrande, FR;
Nicolas Lecacheur, Caen, FR;
Philippe Barre, Le Fresne Camilly, FR;
Sebastien Clamagirand, Douvres la Delivrande, FR;
Nicolas Lecacheur, Caen, FR;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a switching device comprising a plurality of inputs and outputs which are interconnected by a matrix of interconnection points for transmitting electric signals supplied from the inputs to the outputs via transmission lines in accordance with a predefined switching plan. The device comprises a control member for controlling the operation of the matrix with control signals and local decoding for locally decoding the control signals and for deducing the switching state of the interconnection points. Application: packet switching in optical transmissions.