Clos networks were first created in the mid-1950s as a method to switch telephone calls. Clos networks evolved into crossbar topologies and eventually into chassis-based Ethernet switches using a ...

The network processor incorporates a processor and a number of coprocessors that can be connected to the processor either Directly or using a shared bus This paper presents the proposal and ...

Caught between the promise of near-infinite bandwidth in the optical core and the ever-increasing speeds and port densities of the access infrastructure, today's edgeswitching systems are running out ...

Modern networks are critical for any enterprise. Networks deliver business applications, multimedia messages and key data to end users around the world. A fundamental element that networks have in ...