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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2004
Lynne M. Brocco, Cambridge, MA (US);
Todd R. Comins, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Nathan J. Dohm, Natick, MA (US);
David E. Mayhew, Northborough, MA (US);
Carey J. Mcmaster, Stow, MA (US);
Lynne M. Brocco, Cambridge, MA (US);
Todd R. Comins, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Nathan J. Dohm, Natick, MA (US);
David E. Mayhew, Northborough, MA (US);
Carey J. McMaster, Stow, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A system and method for routing data elements from an origin to a terminus is disclosed. The switches each have a plurality of ports. These ports are numbered relative to one another, such that a first output port, adjacent to the input port, may be numbered '0', while a second output port, adjacent to the first output port, would be numbered '1', This numbering continues for each port in the switch. When a data element is received on an input port of the switch, an output port is selected based on a value contained in that received data element. In one embodiment, the value is contained within a path specification, which includes a count field and a plurality of turn fields.