PACKET SWITCHING DEVICE FOR MULTI-STAGE NETWORKS WITH DISTRIBUTED SWITCHING AND BUFFERLESS SWITCHING MATRIX

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packet switching device for multi-stage networks with distributed switching and a bufferless switching matrix. SOLUTION: A packet switching device comprises a switching network including a plurality of bufferless switching matrices 6 and switching controllers 7 connected to form a network and each associated with the switching matrix. An output of the switching controller 7 is in each case connected with all inputs of all the parallel-connected switching controllers 7 positioned in the subsequent stage.