High density packet switch with high speed interfaces and method for using same

摘要

A high speed packet switch (100) is provided which uses a fabric size of 128×128 and operates at a 2.5 Gbps rate. Parallel data transport techniques are used to obtain the 2.5 Gbps data rate while operating internal switches (160) at slower rates. The packet switch fabric is fabricated on a single ASIC using high speed CMOS.