<p>An ATM routing switch (21) has a plurality of input and output ports (30) and a buffer (35) for holding a plurality of ATM cells (61), the cells (61) being held in the buffer (35) as a plurality of queues (F0-F7), each formed as a chained list of addresses with front and back pointers (135,136) identifying ends of each queue. <IMAGE></p>
申请公布号
EP0828403(A1)
申请公布日期
1998.03.11
申请号
EP19970306620
申请日期
1997.08.29
申请人
STMICROELECTRONICS LIMITED;THOMSON-CSF
发明人
SIMPSON, ROBERT;RICHARDS, NEIL;THOMPSON, PETER;MONIOT, PASCAL;COPPOLA, MARCELLO;DUMAS, PIERRE;GRENOT, THIERRY;MOUEN MAKOUA, DAVID