A flexible cross-connect with a data plane is presented which allows the establishment of connections between network interfaces at any network interface card to another network interface on any other network interface card. The system can cross-connect connections at an STS-1 and VT 1.5 granularity,...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7573893?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7573893 - Flexible cross-connect with data plane
