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US 2012/0262009 A1Published application
Switch matrix system and method
AssigneeNational Instruments Corporation
InventorsAlvin G. Becker, James A. Reimund, Naji S. Norder, James E. Nicholson, Kyle R. Bryson
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Abstract
A switch system having a plurality of switch inputs, a plurality of switch outputs, a switch matrix comprising a plurality of N×N switching elements to selectively couple one or more of the plurality of switch inputs to one or more of the plurality of switch outputs during use to provide one or more paths for routing signals from one or more of the switch inputs to one or more of the switch outputs during use.
Claims21
A switch system, comprising:
- a plurality of switch inputs;
- a plurality of switch outputs;
- a switch matrix comprising a plurality of 2×2 switching elements configured to selectively couple one or more of the plurality of switch inputs to one or more of the plurality of switch outputs during use to provide one or more paths for routing signals from one or more of the switch inputs to one or more of the switch outputs during use.
A method for routing signals, comprising:
- receiving a signal at one of a plurality of switch inputs of a switch, wherein the switch comprises:
- the plurality of switch inputs;
- a plurality of switch outputs;
- a switch matrix comprising a plurality of N×N switching elements configured to selectively couple one or more of the plurality of switch inputs to one or more of the plurality of switch outputs during use to provide one or more paths for routing signals from one or more of the switch inputs to one or more of the switch outputs during use;
- identifying one of the plurality of switch outputs to route the signal to;
- configuring one or more of the N×N switching elements of the switch matrix to provide a path for routing the signal from the switch input receiving the signal to the identified switch output;
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- routing the signal from the switch input to the identified switch output via the path.
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A switch system, comprising:
- a plurality of switch inputs;
- a plurality of switch outputs;
- a switch matrix comprising a plurality of N×N switching elements configured to selectively couple one or more of the plurality of switch inputs to one or more of the plurality of switch outputs during use to provide one or more paths for routing signals from one or more of the switch inputs to one or more of the switch outputs during use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.