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A highly modular packet switch for Gb/s rates

Denzel et al., 1992

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10353153456903154302
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Denzel W
Engbersen A
Iliadis I
Karlsson G
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Proceedings of the International Switching Symposium

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This paper presents the architecture of a very high-speed VLSI packet switch and its performance. The switch, called PRIZMA. is suited for broadband telecommunications, based on ATM, the Asynchronous Transfer Mode. However, with appropriate adapters, the …
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