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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2008
Heath Stewart, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Chris Haywood, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Michael DE LA Garrigue, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Nadim Shaikli, San Diego, CA (US);
Ken Wong, San Diego, CA (US);
Bao Vuong, San Diego, CA (US);
Thomas Reiner, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Adam Rappoport, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Heath Stewart, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Chris Haywood, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Michael De La Garrigue, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Nadim Shaikli, San Diego, CA (US);
Ken Wong, San Diego, CA (US);
Bao Vuong, San Diego, CA (US);
Thomas Reiner, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Adam Rappoport, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Topside Research, LLC, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Abstract
There is disclosed a bus optimization technique. Pursuant to the bus optimization technique, the output buffer and output logic are removed from port units of a switch and are included with a control matrix in the switch. Data units received in a first port unit of a plurality of port units are provided to a control matrix. The control matrix evaluates when to send the data unit to a second port unit. No output decisions are made in the second port unit.