Switching device comprising a common voltage reference path
AssigneeNXP B.V.
InventorsPhilippe Barre, Sebastian Clamagirand, Nicolas Lecacheur
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Abstract
The invention relates to a switching device comprising a plurality of inputs and outputs which are interconnected by an interconnection point matrix for transmitting electric signals supplied from said inputs to said outputs via transmission lines in accordance with a predefined switching plan. Each transmission line comprises a signal path for conveying the electric signals and a voltage reference path. The interconnection points are arranged in the matrix in such a way that two distinct transmission lines comprise one common voltage reference path. Application: packet switching in optical transmissions.
Claims9
A switching device comprising a plurality of inputs and outputs which are interconnected by an interconnection point matrix controlled by a control member for transmitting electric signals supplied from said inputs to said outputs via transmission lines in accordance with a predefined switching plan, each transmission line comprising a signal path for conveying said electric signals and a reference path subjected to a given voltage, referred to as voltage reference path, characterized in that said interconnection points are arranged in the matrix in such a way that two distinct transmission lines comprise one common voltage reference path.
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