Controller for a cross-point switching matrix

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide an electronic controller for a cross-point switch with minimum delay.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a controller that can simultaneously process multiple service requests.
The invention may be briefly summarized as a controller for a cross-point switch comprising a plurality of electronic elements arranged in a parallel/pipeline architecture.
The pipeline characteristic allows one step of a first request to be serviced simultaneously with another step of a second request.
The parallel characteristic within segments of the pipeline allow several sub-steps of a step to be performed concurrently, thereby reducing the delay in servicing the request.