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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
May. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Shuo-yen Robert LI, Hong Kong, CN;
Inventor:
Shuo-Yen Robert Li, Hong Kong, CN;
Assignee:
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing switching by multistage interconnection of switching elements with improved performance and low layout complexity is disclosed. The techniques of line grouping, concentrators, self-route control through sorting are applied to relieve the output contention problem and uneven incoming traffic. Further a new class of interconnection networks called the divide-and-conquer networks is disclosed, the networks have very modular structure and the optimal layout complexity amongst all multistage interconnection networks.