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switch fabric

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switch fabric

(1) The interconnect architecture used by a switching device, which redirects the data coming in on one of its ports out to another of its ports. The word "fabric" comes from the resulting criss-crossed lines when all the inputs on a switch with hundreds of ports are connected to all possible outputs.

(2) The combination of interconnected switches used throughout a campus or large geographic area, which collectively provide a routing infrastructure.



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If we look deeper at the products' architectures we can discern that often the limiting factor is the switch fabric that lies at the heart of storage directors.
IBM has announced a new chip set for networking gear, supporting the company's position as the number one world-wide switch fabric vendor.
The new solution, which integrates the TeraChip 160Gbps TCF16X10 switch fabric with EZchip's new NP-2 10Gbps network processor (NPU) with integrated traffic manager, will enable efficient designs for carrier-class switches and routers.
 
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