| 摘要 |
Methods and apparatus for enabling communication between a source network device and one or more destination network devices are disclosed. A system enabling communication between a source network device and one or more destination network devices includes a switch and a ring interconnect. The switch is adapted for connecting to the source network device and the one or more destination network devices. More particularly, the switch is capable of storing data provided by the source network device and retrieving the data for the one or more destination network devices. The ring interconnect is adapted for connecting the source network device and the one or more destination network devices to one another. In addition, the ring interconnect is capable of passing one or more free slot symbols along the ring interconnect. Thus, the ring interconnect is capable of expanding when one or more of the free slot symbols are each replaced by a frame notify message indicating that the data has been stored by the switch for retrieval by the one or more destination network devices.
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