Multicast function and its LSI implementation in a shared multibuffer ATM switch

Abstract

There are several schemes to provide multicast function in an ATM switch. The authors have proposed a new multicast scheme in a shared buffering ATM switch. They discuss the cell-loss performance of ATM switch to compare various schemes. Computer simulation shows that this scheme achieves the best cell-loss performance and has a great advantage in the buffer size. Implementation of an LSI chip set and a 622 Mb/s 8/spl times/8 ATM switch board is also explained.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>