SEGMENTATION AND REASSEMBLY OF DATA FRAMES

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method of transmitting data frames between a plurality of input ports and plurality of output ports. The input ports segment portions of the received data frames to provide smaller data cells which are individually transmitted via a logical crossbar to an output port associated with a destination of the segmented data frame. Based upon information provided in the data cells received at the outport, the outport determines the ordinal position of the received data cells within the segmented data frame and reassembles the data frame which was segmented at the input port. The outport the forwards the reassembled frame toward the associated destination.