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- From: lui@kitaro.nsc.com (Michael Lui)
- Subject: Re: Application Specific Switching Processors
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.193136.28931@berlioz.nsc.com>
- Keywords: atm, frame relay, switches
- Sender: lui@kitaro (Michael Lui)
- Organization: National Semiconductor Corporation
- References: <1992Dec17.211811.6553@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com> <1992Dec24.045318.18879@unet.net.com> <1993Jan7.091232.13657@unet.net.com>
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- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 19:31:36 GMT
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- >I believe that it could be appropriate for switches (ATM or Frame Relay)
- >to be developed that contain both a high performance general purpose
- >switch and one or more applications specific switching processors
- >(ASSP). The Class of Service negotiated at VC setup could then include
- >a request that any switch with the identified ASSP available, switch
- >cells or frames for the VC to their attached ASSP before forwarding. If
- >done carefully, this should give the ability to enhance the processing
- >capability of a switch with the ASSPs needed for data base query,
- >transaction updates, tree structure searches, etc.
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- Do you mean of building a smart switch which is analogous to a smart hub?
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