| 摘要 |
A switching node configured as cascaded contention-free switch modules with interleaved consolidation units is disclosed. The switch modules are arranged into a set of primary switch modules, a set of secondary switch modules, and a set of ternary switch modules. The consolidation units are arranged into a set of primary consolidation units, a set of secondary consolidation units, and a set of ternary consolidation units. A primary consolidation unit is configured to segment data packets received from data sources into data units of equal sizes and assemble the data units into primary data blocks. A secondary consolidation unit is configured to disassemble primary data blocks switched through a respective primary switch module and reassemble resulting constituent data units into secondary data blocks. A ternary consolidation unit is configured to disassemble secondary data blocks switched through a respective secondary switch module and reassemble resulting component data units into ternary data blocks. |
