Bell System Technical Journal · 1953 · 1.7K citations · 0 references
ComputingComputer ScienceElectrical EngineeringComputer NetworksCommunication NetworksCommunication SystemsNetwork SwitchingNonblocking CommunicationPacket SwitchingQueueing TheoryBlocking BehaviorCrosspoint ArchitectureNonblocking NetworksTelephone Systems
This paper describes a method of designing arrays of crosspoints for use in telephone switching systems in which it will always be possible to establish a connection from an idle inlet to an idle outlet regardless of the number of calls served by the system.