An asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) stream demultiplexer and switch

John R. Haddy, David J. Skellern

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    Abstract

    This paper describes the implementation of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) stream demultiplexer that processes data at rates in excess of 200Mbit/s. The embedded RAM features of a Xilinx XC4000 series FPGA have been used to implement a Content Addressable Memory (CAM), enabling simultaneous matching of an ATM cell header to multiple different match values. The CAM has the capability of performing 16, 32-bit wide, arbitrarily bit-masked matches; yet only occupies 64 CLBs. The demultiplexer can route matched cells to any of eight destinations, in unicast, multicast or broadcast fashion. The same FPGA also implements a local microprocessor interface, and uses a single match engine, independent of the main CAM, to route in-band control communications to it.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationField-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers - 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996, Proceedings
    Place of PublicationBerlin ; New York
    PublisherSpringer, Springer Nature
    Pages260-269
    Number of pages10
    Volume1142
    ISBN (Print)9783540617303
    Publication statusPublished - 1996
    Event6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996 - Darmstadt, Germany
    Duration: 23 Sept 199625 Sept 1996

    Publication series

    NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
    Volume1142
    ISSN (Print)03029743
    ISSN (Electronic)16113349

    Other

    Other6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996
    Country/TerritoryGermany
    CityDarmstadt
    Period23/09/9625/09/96

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