Switch/Router Architectures : Systems with Crossbar Switch Fabrics

Crossbar switch fabrics offer many benefits when designing switch/routers.This book discusses switch/router architectures using design examples and case studies of well-known systems that employ crossbar switch fabric as their internal interconnects.This book looks to explain the design of switch/routers from a practicing engineer’s perspective.It uses a broad range of design examples to illustrate switch/router designs and provides case studies to enhance readers comprehension of switch/router architectures.The book goes on to discuss industry best practices in switch/router design and explains the key features and differences between unicast and multicast packet forwarding architectures.This book will be of benefit to telecoms/networking industry professionals and engineers as well as researchers and academics looking for more practical and efficient approaches for designing non-blocking crossbar switch fabrics.