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Method for switching data flow in a fiber distributed interface (FDDI) system
Method for switching data flow in a fiber distributed interface (FDDI) system
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机译:在光纤分布式接口系统中切换数据流的方法
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An integrated circuit for use in fiber distributed data interface (FDDI) system has four elastic layer and buffer management (ELM) circuits (12, 14, 16, and 18) coupled through a crossbar switch (20). The crossbar switch (20) allows any of the ELM circuits (12, 14, 16, and 18) to be coupled to any other ELM circuit (12, 14, 16, or 18) or to one of three external buses for FDDI communication. By using a crossbar switch and four ELM devices on a single integrated circuit, FDDI performance is improved while system design is made easier and more flexible than previously possible. Cipher circuitry (22, 24, 26, and 28) is used to scramble and descramble data ingoing and outcoming from the ELM devices. Concentrators, workstations, local area networks (LANs), and the like may incorporate the circuit (10) to improve performance and flexibility.
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