Abstract:
A reconfigurable processor calculates execution times of configuration for executing pipeline processing from hardware configuration information, and fixes a clock cycle until processing ends. A counter compares the fixed clock cycle with the actual number of elapsed clocks, and, when the number of elapsed clocks equals the clock cycle, it is determined that pipeline processing has ended, and a configuration controller is notified of this.
Abstract:
An operation apparatus includes a sequencer controlling states of a plurality of operation devices and a configuration memory storing therein configuration information as setting information for each state in the operation device. In the operation apparatus, a path which requires a data buffer and another path which requires no such a data buffer are provided for inputting data to the operation device, a data buffer control part is provided for controlling selection from these two paths and operation of the data buffer, and contents of path selection and operation control of the data buffer carried out by the data buffer control part are set according to the configuration information.
Abstract:
A peripheral device cable, connected to a peripheral device, integrally incorporates a subscriber link that is a physical line for transmitting subscriber information in synchronization with a highway clock and a control link that is a physical line for transmitting control data in synchronization with the highway clock. A control data converter controls interfacing between the control data transferred over the control link synchronously with the highway clock and control data that a control unit transmits/receives asynchronously with the highway clock. The subscriber link is connected to a switch.
Abstract:
A cell count identifier inserting portion for inserting a cell count identifier into the header portion of a cell is provided at a predetermined position within an exchange and a plurality of cell counting portions for counting a cell into which a cell count identifier is inserted are provided on the downstream side of the cell count identifier inserting portion. A cell loss detecting portion compares the number of cells into which the cell count identifier is inserted with the number of cells counted by each of the cell counting portions, detects cell loss on the basis of the result of the comparisons and specifies the section in which cell loss is caused, if the cell loss is detected.
Abstract:
When broadcast is executed in an ATM mode, a subscriber is assigned a path and a channel as information by a central controller of a switching unit, and the information is added to a cell to be transmitted to the switching unit through a subscriber line. The switching unit comprises the central controller, a tag information adder, and a self-routing switch. The self-routing switch comprises a plurality of input lines and output lines, and unit switches provided for each input line corresponding to each of the output lines. The tag information adder adds routing information for the self-routing switch to a cell to be transmitted to the self-routing switching. The routing information comprises a set of bits corresponding to each output line, and the tag information adder adds to the cell the routing information in which a bit corresponding to an output line for transmitting the cell is set to a predetermined logical value. In executing the broadcast, a plurality of bits corresponding to a plurality of output lines are set to a predetermined logical value. The self-routing switch analyzes the routing information of the cell received by each unit switch, and outputs the cell to the outpost line if the bit corresponding to a unit switch is set to a predetermined logical value. If a plurality of bits of routing information are set to a predetermined value, the cell is outputted from a plurality of output lines, thus enabling the broadcast.
Abstract:
A switch interface unit, a monitor unit, and a control system interface unit are connected as external units to a highway to which a subscriber information processing unit is also connected so that a monitoring process, that is, a special study process, can be simplified and a cost charged for the subscriber information processing unit can be prevented from increasing greatly. Furthermore, in an accounting process, accounting parameters are accumulated in an accounting information accumulating unit for variations on compressed source addresses, not on source addresses. As a result, the accounting information accumulating unit, etc. can be realized with normal circuit elements only.
Abstract:
A first terminal unit is connected to a line switch via a set of data lines. A second terminal unit is connected to the first terminal unit via a set of data lines. A third terminal unit is connected to the second terminal unit via a set of data lines. Therefore, the terminals are sequentially connected in series. Cells transmitted to the terminals are multiplexed by each terminal and sequentially transmitted upstream, to the third terminal unit, the second terminal unit, and the first terminal unit together with a token. Since the first terminal unit receives a first identification signal from a switch and a second identification signal from downstream, the first terminal unit recognizes that it is the highest order terminal unit, and sends a cell to the switch after separating the cell from a token which is to be returned downstream. Since the second terminal unit does not receive the first identification signal and receives only the second identification signal, it recognizes that it is an intermediate terminal unit, and sends back downstream a token returned from upstream. Since the third terminal unit does not receive the identification signals, it recognizes that it is the lowest order terminal unit, and sends upstream a cell transmitted via a low data rate line according to a token returned from upstream.
Abstract:
A cell having an attribute of a point-to-multipoint connection is distributed to each of a number of subscribers using a point-to-multipoint connection distributing switch to be provided in parallel with a point-to-point connection, concentrating and distributing switch. Therefore, a hardware configuration can be simply established. Besides, both a point-to-point connection, and a point-to-multipoint connection can be made only by switching a cell to each switching unit, and a software configuration can thus be simplified.