A time:space:time switch fabric incorporating an odd integer number of spatially distributed data switches and a plurality of spatially distributed data serializers. Each data switch has a first plurality of ingress ports, an equal plurality of egress ports, and a space switch for selectably interconnecting...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6870831?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6870831 - Flexible, self-aligning time and space switch fabrics
Flexible, self-aligning time and space switch fabrics