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Inventor: Mike Noll


Address: San Jose, CA
No. of patents: 10
Last patent issue date: 02/09/2010

NumberTitleIssue Date
7660239Network data re-routing
Transferring data via a switch fabric comprises: for each unit of data to be transferred, selecting one of a plurality of links from a fabric access node to the switch fabric to transfer the unit of data, and in the event that one or more of the plurality of links b...
02/09/2010
7633861Fabric access integrated circuit configured to bound cell reorder depth
Bounding cell reorder depth is disclosed. It is determined whether a reorder buffer that is associated with a switch fabric exceeds a depth limit. In the event that the reorder buffer exceeds the depth limit, backpressure with respect to a source associated with the...
12/15/2009
7609707Communication traffic management systems and methods
Communication traffic management systems and methods are disclosed. One or more traffic managers may be provided for managing communication traffic to be sent toward respective groups of one or more destinations. A determination is made as to whether one traffic man...
10/27/2009
7468977LAN/ATM switch having local packet switching and an ATM core fabric
A device for switching data packets providing for local packet switching and non-local ATM switching. The device provides a packet switch coupled with LAN ports and provides for local switching between the LAN ports over the packet switch. Packets not known to be de...
12/23/2008
7366166Data switching using soft configuration
Network data switching comprises receiving a cell, associating the cell with a destination port, selecting an egress link that has been soft configured to be associated with the destination port, and switching the cell to the selected egress link. A network switch c...
04/29/2008
7352699Switch fabric access scheduler
A technique for providing access to a switch fabric is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method comprises determining scheduling information specific to a link to the switch fabric and using the scheduling information to determine a queue to be serviced by the lin...
04/01/2008
7095713Network fabric access device with multiple system side interfaces
A fabric access device having a plurality of system interfaces is disclosed. The fabric access device includes a fabric interface configured to receive data from and send data to a switch fabric and a routing circuit configured to send data received on one of the pl...
08/22/2006
5852606Method and apparatus for transmitting cells across an ATM switch bus
The switch fabric of the ATM switch, i.e., the ATM switch backplane bus, switches a cell based on routing information provided by the source LAN or ATM module to an output port on a destination LAN or ATM module of the switching hub. In the described syst...
12/22/1998
5737334Pipeline architecture for an ATM switch backplane bus
Methods and apparatus providing for a switching hub in which an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch is utilized as a backplane bus to which a plurality of LAN and ATM modules are coupled. Each LAN or ATM module is an autonomous switching module. Thus,...
04/07/1998
5734656Method and apparatus for dynamically allocating bandwidth on a TDM bus
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus providing for a switching hub in which an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch is utilized as a backplane bus. Bus arbitration, i.e., allocation of bandwidth, on the bus for autonomous ATM and LAN ...
03/31/1998
 
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