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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2005
Applicant:
Gerard Pepenella, Manorville, NY (US);
Inventor:
Gerard Pepenella, Manorville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/50 (2006.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Multiple integrated circuits (ICs) are connected via growth inputs, into a network configuration, e.g. a ring network or a mesh network, to form a communications switch. Each IC includes additional growth inputs beyond those needed to form the switch. These growth inputs can be used to add additional functionality, e.g. protection or transmultiplexing, to the switch.