The Kaleidoscope switch-a new concept for implementation of a large and fault tolerant ATM switch system

Author

Dittmann, Lars

Author_Institution

Center for Broadband Telecommun., Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

fYear

1997

fDate

25-28 May 1997

Firstpage

683

Lastpage

690

Abstract

This paper describes a new concept for implementing a large switch network based on smaller modules. The concept is based an an alternative self-routing structure that due to a point symmetry allows the bit in the routing tag to be processed in a random order. Among others this property provides an inherent fault protection and allows a simple implementation of broadcast and multicast. The concept has been implemented as a small prototype, that currently is used in a national experimental ATM network in Denmark

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; broadband networks; electronic switching systems; large-scale systems; modules; subscriber loops; telecommunication network routing; BATMAN network; Broadband ATM Access Network; Denmark; Kaleidoscope switch; broadcast; experimental ATM network; fault protection; fault tolerant ATM switch system; large switch network; modules; multicast; point symmetry; prototype switch; random processing; routing tag; self-routing structure; Abstracts; Asynchronous transfer mode; Broadcasting; Buildings; Electromagnetic interference; Fault tolerance; Fault tolerant systems; Prototypes; Switches; Telecommunication switching;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

IEEE ATM Workshop 1997. Proceedings

Conference_Location

Lisboa

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4196-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ATM.1997.624766

Filename

624766