Dynamically Reconfigurable Network

Abstract

A dynamically reconfigurable network presents external ports. The dynamically reconfigurable network includes a configuration register, a physical layer, and protocol stacks. The configuration register dynamically specifies a particular configuration selected from available configurations of the dynamically reconfigurable network. The physical layer interconnects ports with multiplexing controlled by the configuration register for realizing the available configurations capable of connecting from each of the ports to any one or more of the ports. The particular configuration from the configuration register specifies current connections to each of the ports from a respective one of the ports. The ports include the external ports of the dynamically reconfigurable network and internal ports. The protocol stacks each include at least a routing layer and a switching layer, with the switching layer connected to at least one of the internal ports.

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