| 摘要 |
<p>A copy network (3) capable of packet replication is disclosed. An encoding process transforms the set of copy numbers, specified in the headers of incoming packets, into a set of monotone address intervals which form new packet headers. This process is carried out by a running adder network (8) and a set of dummy address encoders (10). A broadcast banyan network (12) performs the packet replication according to a Boolean interval splitting algorithm. Finally, trunk number translators (14) determine the destinations of individual copies. The copy network is self-routing, non-blocking and has a constant packet latency.</p> |
