Multi-Channel Deflection Crossbar (MCDC): A VLSI optimized architecture for multi-channel ATM switching

Peter Y. Yan*, Kyeong Soo Kim, Paul S. Min, Manjunath V. Hegde

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Abstract

We propose the Multi-Channel Deflection Crossbar (MCDC) as a promising architecture for broadband ATM switching under the realistic constraints imposed by VLSI technology. MCDC is an internally non-blocking, buffer efficient, crossbar based architecture. MCDC is also capable of multi-channel switching with cell sequence integrity preserved. Through a comparative study against a well-known ATM switch architecture, we show that the proposed MCDC architecture is able to incorporate a greater number of input channels and buffers for a given IC die size and requires a lower clocking rate.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12-19
Number of pages8
JournalProceedings - IEEE INFOCOM
Volume1
Publication statusPublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1997 16th IEEE Annual Conference on Computer Communications, INFOCOM. Part 1 (of 3) - Kobe, Jpn
Duration: 7 Apr 199712 Apr 1997

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