Nonblocking Electronic and Photonic Switching Fabrics

• Main Author: Kabaciński, Wojciech (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer communication systems.; Computer science > Mathematics.; Algorithms.; Electrical engineering.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Computer Communication Networks.; Discrete Mathematics in Computer Science.; Electrical Engineering.

This state-of-the-art survey of switching fabric architectures gives special attention to combinatorial properties of switching fabrics – nonblockingness and rearrangeability. Also describing control algorithms proposed to control different architectures, it provides an overview of recent advances i...

Table of Contents:

• Classification and Taxonomy
• Single-Path and Standard Path Switching Fabrics
• Two Stage Swithching Fabrics
• Three-Stage Switching Fabrics
• Replicated Baseline Switching Fabrics.