Switch fabric having a serial communications interface and a parallel communications interface

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9811490
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15460844

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A switch fabric is disclosed that includes a serial communications interface and a parallel communications interface. The serial communications interface is configured for connecting a plurality of slave devices to a master device in parallel to transmit information between the plurality of slave devices and the master device, and the parallel communications interface is configured for separately connecting the plurality of slave devices to the master device to transmit information between the plurality of slave devices and the master device, and to transmit information between individual ones of the plurality of slave devices. The parallel communications interface may comprise a dedicated parallel communications channel for each one of the plurality of slave devices. The serial communications interface may comprise a multidrop bus, and the parallel communications interface may comprise a cross switch.

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  • BEDROCK AUTOMATION PLATFORMS INC.

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Calvin, James G Attleboro, US 60 793
Rooyakkers, Albert Sunnyvale, US 85 1542

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