System and method for controlling a multi-point matrix switch
AssigneeLoral Aerospace Corp.
InventorWilliam B. Simpson
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling a multi-point matrix switch (13) to route signals in a communication system (11). The invention identifies source and destination ports (129, 133) in the communication system (11) and then polls identified ports (129, 133) to recognize those that are available for communication. Identified and recognized ports (129, 133) are displayed graphically, so that at least one path (139) between recognized source ports (129, 133) and associated recognized destination ports (129, 133) may be selected graphically by user (159) input. Selected path (139) information is then submitted to switch (13) to cause switch (13) to route signals through the selected paths (139) by connecting recognized source ports (129, 133) to associated recognized destination ports (129, 133).
Claims21
A system for controlling a multi-point matrix switch that routes signals in a communication network, said system comprising:
- means for identifying source and destination ports in the communication network, said identifying means and said ports coupled to the switch;
- means for polling identified ports to recognize those ports that are available for communication, said polling means coupled to the identifying means;
- means for graphically displaying identified ports, said displaying means coupled to the polling means;
- means for graphically selecting at least one path between recognized source ports and associated recognized destination ports, said selecting means coupled to the displaying means;
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- means for submitting selected path information to the switch, said submitting means coupled to the selecting means and to the switch, for causing the switch to route signals through the selected paths by connecting selected source ports to associated selected destination ports.
A computer-implemented process for controlling a multi-point matrix switch that routes signals in a communication system, said process comprising the steps of:
- identifying source ports and destination ports in the communication system;
- polling identified ports to recognize those ports that are available for communication;
- graphically displaying identified ports;
- graphically selecting at least one path between recognized source ports and associated recognized destination ports, responsive to user input;
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- submitting selected path information to the switch for causing the switch to route signals through the selected paths by connecting selected source ports to associated selected destination ports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.