Abstract


Input queuing has advantages for building ultra-broadband ATM switches with the throughput beyond 100 Gbps because it imposes minimal memory bandwidth requirements. Using a novel Multi-Tag-Queue (MTQ) input module and a novel Matrix-Unit-Cell-Scheduling (MUCS) module, our input queue-based ATM switch avoids head-of-line blocking and provides almost 100% utilization. In a 32-port configuration, the switch can deliver an aggregate throughput of 128 Gb/s.