Office system comprising terminals, a data processor and auxiliary apparatus and a switching device for mass data transport between the auxiliary apparatus

摘要

A document and image processing system, used for the updating of document-wise organized information an office system, has a number of auxiliary apparatus for recording, filing and outputting of such information. Also present are a processor with terminals, peripheral apparatus and a data bus. For the fast execution of mass data transport between the auxiliary apparatus there is provided a switching device which has a number of parallel data highways. Each auxiliary apparatus is connected to the switching module by means of its own switching module in order to be interconnected to either the data bus or, via one of the data highways, to another auxiliary apparatus.