A new self-routing switch driven with input-to-output address difference

Author

Imagawa, Hitoshi ; Urushidani, Shigeo ; Hagishima, Koichi

Author_Institution

Commun. Switching Lab., NTT, Tokyo, Japan

fYear

1988

fDate

28 Nov-1 Dec 1988

Firstpage

1607

Abstract

A self-routing switch for fast packet switching is proposed. The routing method uses the difference between the input and output addresses as a routing header value. Every information block with a routing header is easily routed to its destination line with no congestion in the switch. It is suitable for VLSI technology: a throughput of 1.6 Gb/s for a 16×16 switch is possible in a chip using CMOS technology. The switch consists of multistage circulated shift registers and output buffers. Multipoint connection can also be provided without additional complex hardware. The routing algorithm, mechanism, and applications of the switch are presented

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; VLSI; packet switching; CMOS technology; VLSI technology; fast packet switching; information block; input-to-output address difference; multistage circulated shift registers; output buffers; routing header value; self-routing switch; B-ISDN; Communication switching; Delay; Laboratories; Optical switches; Packet switching; Routing; Sorting; Telecommunication switching; Very large scale integration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1988, and Exhibition. 'Communications for the Information Age.' Conference Record, GLOBECOM '88., IEEE

Conference_Location

Hollywood, FL

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1988.26093

Filename

26093