Multistage switching hardware and software implementations for student experiment purpose

Current communication and internet networks are underpinned by the switching technologies that interconnect one network to the others. Students' understanding on networks rely on how they conver the theories. However, understanding theories without touching the reality may exert spots in the ov...

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Published inIOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 309; no. 1; pp. 12097 - 12102
Main Authors Sani, A, Suherman
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.02.2018
Subjects
Circuit design
Design
Hardware
Microcontrollers
Packet switching
Software
Switches
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Summary:Current communication and internet networks are underpinned by the switching technologies that interconnect one network to the others. Students' understanding on networks rely on how they conver the theories. However, understanding theories without touching the reality may exert spots in the overall knowledge. This paper reports the progress of the multistage switching design and implementation for student laboratory activities. The hardware and software designs are based on three stages clos switching architecture with modular 2x2 switches, controlled by an arduino microcontroller. The designed modules can also be extended for batcher and bayan switch, and working on circuit and packet switching systems. The circuit analysis and simulation show that the blocking probability for each switch combinations can be obtained by generating random or patterned traffics. The mathematic model and simulation analysis shows 16.4% blocking probability differences as the traffic generation is uniform. The circuits design components and interfacing solution have been identified to allow next step implementation.
ISSN:1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/309/1/012097