US 6,982,974 B1
Method and apparatus for a rearrangeably non-blocking switching matrix
Ali Najib Saleh, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (US); Douglas E. Duschatko, McKinney, Tex. (US); and Lane Bryon Quibodeaux, Allen, Tex. (US)
Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, Calif. (US)
Filed on Jan. 04, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/477,166.
Application 09/477166 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/232395, filed on Jan. 15, 1999.
Int. Cl. H03K 17/00 (2006.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 370—386 35 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
35. A method of operating a switch matrix comprising:
configuring said switch matrix to couple a first input to a first output;
receiving an information stream at said first input, wherein said information stream contains data and metadata within a plurality of portions in a sequence and a one of said plurality of portions is in one position in said sequence;
identifying said one of said plurality of portions as containing metadata; and
reconfiguring said switch matrix during a first time period, said first time period corresponding to said one position in said sequence.