The word "fabric" comes from the resulting criss-crossed lines when all the inputs on a switch with hundreds of ports are connected to all possible outputs. (2) The combination of interconnected ...

TeraChip revolutionizes MAN, SAN and LAN switch fabrics with Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs SANTA CLARA, Calif., - January 31, 2005 At the DesignCon Technology Exhibition today, Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) ...

Simple hubs do this electrically, and more intelligent hubs might also switch frames through the loop. Switched hubs do not implement a switched fabric protocol, but they still maintain the FC-AL ...