Switching device and method

摘要

The invention is directed to a switching device comprising several input ports and several output ports, whereby each of the input ports is connectable to a corresponding switch adapter. At least one switch controller controls the routing of incoming data packets from the input ports to the output ports. For each output port a congestion controller is arranged which in operation, generates grant information which signals whether the switch adapters are allowed to send the data packet to the output port. For each of the input ports a data packet access controller in operation, in case that despite of non-allowance to send the data packet, a data packet is received at the input port marks the data packet as non-compliant.