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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353362 | Multiprocessor subsystem in SoC with bridge between processor clusters interconnetion and SoC system bus A System-on-Chip (SoC) component comprising a single independent multiprocessor subsystem core including a plurality of multiple processors, each multiple processor having a local memory associated therewith forming a processor cluster; and a switch fabric means con... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7289499 | Integrated system and method for controlling telecommunication network data communicated over a local area network and storage data communicated over a storage area network A method and apparatus for a communications network that executes a medium access control (MAC) protocol that permits multiple access to a shared medium or shared switching fabric. The MAC protocol uses a bandwidth allocator to regulate access to the network by send... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7205881 | Highly parallel switching systems utilizing error correction II An interconnection network has a first stage network and a second stage network and a collection of devices outside the network so that a first device is capable of sending data to a second device. The first stage network is connected to inputs of the second stage n... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7190412 | Video switching systems and methods Systems and methods for performing video switching between multiple inputs and outputs are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a video box coupled to one or more user interfaces, a plurality of video inputs, and a plurality of video outputs. The video bo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7124410 | Distributed allocation of system hardware resources for multiprocessor systems A method is provided for allocating system resources across multiple nodes of a system communicating through a hardware device. The method provides for allocation of transaction units or identifiers in an allocating component for use in a multiple target component w... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7058750 | Scalable distributed memory and I/O multiprocessor system A multiprocessor system comprises at least one processing module, at least one I/O module, and an interconnect network to connect the at least one processing module with the at least one input/output module. In an example embodiment, the interconnect network compris... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7020077 | Cross-connect matrix task prioritizer A cross-connect switch (12) uses a matrix (40) for providing connection paths. The matrix (40) includes prioritization logic (42) for receiving connection requests from restoration state machines (50) (for changing connections resp... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6957415 | Method for self-organizing software A method for dynamically self-assembling and executing software is provided, containing machines that self-assemble execution sequences and data structures. In addition to ordered functions calls (found commonly in other software methods), mutual selective bonding b... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6950893 | Hybrid switching architecture A hybrid switching module includes a hybrid switching module processor data channel; a hybrid switching module main data channel; an input/output link data channel; a switch coupled to the hybrid switching module processor data channel; and a bridge coupled to the h... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6545586 | Method and apparatus for establishing and using hierarchy among remotely controllable theatre devices A theatre system operating in compliance with the DMX512 protocol is also able to support remote channel assignment of the various theatre devices included therein as well as other auxiliary operating modes by establishing a device hierarchy based on uniq... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6307854 | Telecommunications switch A self-routing switch such as a Banyan switch has a controller which recognizes incoming routing requests which would give rise to blocking in the switch and makes and optimum selection of queued requests which can be handled without blocking. The control... | 10/23/2001 |
| 5982770 | Check system for checking information indicative of connections in multistage switching network In a check system for checking information indicative of connections in a multistage switching network comprising S stages of switching groups and a main control section for controlling the switching groups, the multistage switching network has a switchin... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5825301 | Cross connect apparatus with routed path protecting function In a cross connect apparatus, a switch section includes a plurality of switches and having n input terminals and m output terminals. A control section reads a current connection information indicative of a current connection state of the switch section in... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5631902 | Digital cross-connect system A digital cross-connect system has a network management system for designating input and output terminals and delivering one-to-one connection and one-to-many branch connection request signals, and a plurality of cross-connect devices each including a mul... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5555243 | Self routing exchange and exchange system A self-routing exchange which includes switch modules connected in multiple stages. A synchronous transfer mode (STM) circuit switch module, which is capable of changing over a connection relationship between incoming highways and outgoing highways, is pr... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5515037 | Wire selection in a cable management system A cable management system which provides routing of wired services between service lines (16) and user lines (18). Each service line enters the cable management system at a service termination unit circuit card (22) which also holds a portion of a crosspo... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5416474 | Communication network including tie bus with inherent or device between two tie bus conductors A communication network for providing communication between multiple sources and multiple destinations includes a source selector (34; 70, 72; 90, 98) having a plurality of input terminals (22) for connection to respective sources (30), at least one outpu... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5276445 | Polling control system for switching units in a plural stage switching matrix A matrix switching apparatus includes a plurality of switching units connected in tandem, each switching unit having a plurality of input terminals and a plurality of output terminals. There are a plurality of transmission/reception units, each provided w... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5267235 | Method and apparatus for resource arbitration The present invention provides a rapid one-to-one match between requesters that must arbitrate for service from one of a number of servers. Each requester presents a set of requests, and the requesters are indifferent to which server is chosen, no priorit... | 11/30/1993 |
| 4968977 | Modular crossbar interconnection metwork for data transactions between system units in a multi-processor system For efficiently handling data transactions between various system units (CPUs, I/O units and main memory units) in a multi-processor system, the system units are linked via a plurality of expandable crossbar modules, each providing a set of interconnectio... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4929939 | High-speed switching system with flexible protocol capability The invention provides a crosspoint switching system (30) comprising a plurality of switching planes for transferring data therethrough. The switching planes are comprised of two types, data planes (32) used only for transferring data between processors a... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4780716 | Semiconductor integrated switching apparatus A semiconductor integrated switching apparatus includes a space switch, a control memory, an output control circuit, an expanding circuit, an address comparator, and a maintenance reading circuit, all of which are integrated on a single substrate. The con... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4763316 | Circuit arrangement for centrally controlled time division multiplex telecommunication exchange facilities A circuit for a centrally controlled time division multiplex telecommunication exchange having PCM line/trunk groups connected to a switching network wherein each line/trunk group comprises a plurality of line units to connect one time division multiplex ... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4752777 | Delta network of a cross-point switch A switching system comprising a cross-point switch and a Delta network. The two switches are connected in parallel with common port adaptors. When a port desires a specified time reservation to another port, it sends a request message for the specified ti... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4566007 | Rearrangeable multiconnection switching networks A two-stage, rearrangeable multiconnection switching network for connecting N1 input channels to n2 output channels. The network comprises a number of first stage switches and a second stage switch, e.g., rectangular arrays. The seco... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4517572 | System for reducing blocking in an antenna switching matrix An add-on system as disclosed for use with an existing multilevel antennae switching matrix of the type having a plurality of input ports, each supplied by a respective input signal source with at least one unused input port being available and a pluralit... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4393381 | Transfer bus matrix A transfer bus matrix provides a single channel of a plurality of conductors to which multiple inputs and multiple outputs are connected by ports or control gates which allow them to be selectively interconnected by control means. Individual matrices or g... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4197428 | Segmented matrix type switching device with simplified control Low-level, wide-band signals e.g. for use in telephone transmission are switched in a matrix device. The overall matrix is subdivided into elementary matrices of smaller size and each inlet of the overall matrix is provided with a selector for selecting t... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4009351 | Switching arrangement for telecommunication switching systems A switching arrangement for a telecommunication system is described. A switching network having a plurality of switching matrices arranged in several stages are used, and a reverse trunking connecting arrangement is used. The switching network is divided ... | 02/22/1977 |
| 3971893 | Control system and process for a space-division switching network Controls are provided for a space-division switching network with relay crosspoint matrices, each crosspoint having four switching coils or windings. A crosspoint relay is switched when two pairs of pulses are provided simultaneously, one pulse to each wi... | 07/27/1976 |
