Apparatus and method of crosschecking data copies using one or more voter elements

A network switch includes a receive port configured to receive data and two or more parallel first paths each configured to receive a first copy of the data, perform a check on the first copy, and generate a protection for the first copy. One or more first voter elements are configured to receive se...

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Main Authors Yin, Christina Joy, Ramey, Sean, Ching, Lawrence Yiuming, Le, Tu Q
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.08.2023
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
PHYSICS
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:A network switch includes a receive port configured to receive data and two or more parallel first paths each configured to receive a first copy of the data, perform a check on the first copy, and generate a protection for the first copy. One or more first voter elements are configured to receive second copies of the data and to crosscheck the second copies. A processing section is configured to process one or more of the second copies. Two or more parallel second paths are each configured to receive a third copy of the data and perform multiple checks on the third copy including a check based on the protection. One or more second voter elements are configured to receive fourth copies of the data and to crosscheck the fourth copies. A send port is configured to send one or more of the fourth copies to a next network element.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202117202181