An ATM switching system architecture of a switch fabric-type is built of, a plurality of ATM switch element circuits and routing table circuits for each physical connection to/from the switch fabric. A shared pool of memory is employed to eliminate the need to provide memory at every crosspoint. Each...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US5583861?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5583861 - ATM switching element and method having independently accessible cell memories
