A multiple path, self-routing switching network for switching asynchronous time division multiplex data cells includes input ports (pi1, pi64 . . . ), output ports (po1, po64 . . . ) and switching elements (TSi1, TSi16 . . . ) arranged in a number of stages of interconnected switching elements, each switching element having inlets and outlets and being constructed to transfer a data cell received at one of its inlets, to one or more of its outlets, according to routing data associated with said cells. Each switching element of at least one stage of the network has at least three outlets, arranged in groups of outlets of one or more determined outlets. Using routing data associated with a data cell received at any one of its inlets, the switching element (TSi1, TSi16 . . . ) identifies a set of one or more of said groups of outlets and to transfer said received cell to an outlet of each group of outlets of the selected set.
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