NETWORK SWITCH WITH A PARALLEL SHARED MEMORY AND METHOD OF OPERATION

摘要

A network switch includes an input layer (100) to receive a data stream (Fig. 6) with a set of cells. Each cell includes data and a header to designate a destination device. The input layer includes a set of input layer circuits (114). A selected input layer circuit of the set of input layer circuits receives the data stream. The selected input layer circuit includes a set of queues (314) corresponding to a set of destination devices.