| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a switch for digital frames exchanged with an external computer system, said switch comprising at least one input port (71), at least one output port (73) and a switching matrix (72), said input port also comprising: a first means (32) for validating the incoming frame, a second means (33) for routing said validated frame, a third means (34) for temporarily storing the validated incoming frame; said means (34) for temporarily storing the validated incoming frame being controlled by "flow control" information from said switching matrix (72); said output port (73) including: a means (61) for temporarily storing the outgoing frame controlled by "flow control" information from said external computer system, said digital frame switch operating in FIFO (first in, first out) mode. |
