DocumentCode :
769960
Title :
A growable ATM switching fabric architecture
Author :
Jajszczyk, A. ; Kabacinski, W.
Author_Institution :
Franco-Polish Sch. of New Inf. & Commun. Technol., Poznan, Poland
Volume :
43
Issue :
38020
fYear :
1995
Firstpage :
1155
Lastpage :
1162
Abstract :
A growable ATM or fast packet switching fabric architecture is proposed. The fabric has a two-sided structure and allows for the modular growth of its size from small to very large number of ports. The fabric is expanded by connecting additional basic fabrics to the existing structure by some interconnecting modules. The expansion process does not disturb the existing cabling. The architecture makes it also possible to adjust the system throughput. The hardware complexity of the new fabric is moderate and is discussed in the paper. Some important implementation issues such as the physical design and reliability are also presented in the paper.<>
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; channel capacity; modules; network topology; packet switching; telecommunication network reliability; expansion process; fast packet switching; growable ATM switching fabric architecture; hardware complexity; interconnecting module; modular growth; physical design; reliability; throughput; two-sided structure; Asynchronous transfer mode; Fabrics; Hardware; Joining processes; Packet switching; Throughput;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0090-6778
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/26.380147
Filename :
380147
Link To Document :
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