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Month: September 2015
Understated Statement Necklaces That I'm Not Intimidated By
As the title might allude, statement necklaces, or really statement pieces in general, are things I tend to be intimidated by. This is because I'm a chronic layerer of plain pieces and when a statement piece comes into the mix, layering instantly becomes that much harder. Luckily, statement necklaces are a little easier to fit into the mix so I've dabbled in them over the past few years but have still stayed on the more understated side of statement necklaces. Does that make sense? If not, take a look at some pieces that I think could easily find themselves layered into a couple of my Autumn outfits without being too out there.
Sunshine Blogger Award
Happy Monday everyone! I came back to Creme this morning and found that I had been nominated for a Sunshine Blogger Award by Taylor so thank you so much for the nomination! It definitely made my otherwise dreary Monday a lot brighter 🙂
The rules:
- Thank the person who nominated you
- Answer the 11 questions from your nominator
- Nominate 11 other bloggers and pose 11 questions
- Notify nominees
My Answers:
- What was the last movie you saw? The last one I saw from beginning to end was the last movie in The Hobbit trilogy, The Battle of the Five Armies. It was clearly a bump'n Friday night.
- Where do you buy your groceries? Roche Brothers
- You feel most confident when your hair is… In loose curls
- Tell me something you are planning to do today. Go to a Pure Barre class at 5:30
- What is your perfect pizza topping? Oooh mushrooms, peppers, onions, prosciutto and mozzarella.
- What is your Song of the week? Don't have one yet! It's only Monday 🙂
- When you were a kid, what did you dress up as for Halloween? Pretty much every Disney princess that existed at the time. And a cheerleader.
- What's your favorite song to sing in the car? At the moment it's probably John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16 by Keith Urban
- Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid? Actress
- Ever take dance lessons? Ballet and Irish Step for a couple of years!
- Incense or candles? Candles, I love how they smell and look
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- What's your favorite season?
- What are you most excited about this Fall?
- If you could move anywhere in the world for a year, where would it be?
- What is the best piece of advise you have ever received?
- If you had $1000 to spend on yourself, what would you spend it on?
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Accessorizing for Autumn
If you know me then you know I love layering. A lot of my style revolves around my tendency to layer things which makes it incredibly difficult for me to come up with outfits during the Summer when layering is a lot less reasonable with the 90 degree weather. But now that Fall is here, I've already broken out my sweaters, scarfs and boots and am incredibly excited to bring my layering game back up to par. Obviously layering can involve clothing being layered, but when it's this early in the Fall, sometimes all you need are a few accessories to spice up your outfit. Here are some that would be welcome additions to my early Fall wardrobe:
Grey Beanie ($26) // Floppy Hat ($52) // Bag ($58) // Beige Beanie ($15) // Brown Scarf ($18) // Red Scarf ($26) // Maroon Scarf ($36) // Faux Fur Snood ($36)
Starbucks Drinks to Try this Fall
Up until about senior year of college, I didn't really drink coffee besides the occasional cup that was a necessity and not a luxury during finals week. I honestly didn't enjoy the taste and was content with tea. This changed, however, when I started to frequent Vermont with a couple of friends during the Fall of 2012 and was greeted every morning with an unusually aromatic cup of coffee that I strangely found enjoyable! From that point on, I opened my mind and my belly to a plethora of other cups from different places in New England. And while Starbucks does not have the best drinks I have tasted, they're definitely the most accessible. There's also one down the street from my office so yeah… And in the spirit of Fall and the Pumpkin Spiced Lattes (which I tried and actually did not like at all) I'm making an effort to try more of their Fall options and hopefully find some new go-to's. Here are the ones that I want to try! If you've had any of them, let me know what you think!


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When FP Me goes camping, we go camping in style! Today we wanted to highlight some of the style from our incredible camping trip, because these girls sure do know how to make beach-strolling, tent-sleeping, and wilderness-exploring look good. I love how happy everyone looks in these photos… and man, that sunset… Read More
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Here is a final photo diary from our road trip through the beaches of Cornwall! The second leg of our trip was jam packed. With our van parked at Fistral Beach on Saturday and Sunday, we had waves of people stopping by to check out our DIY table, scope out the van and learn about Free People. Read More
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Theatre for Youth II More Plays with Mature Themes
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Theatre for Youth II More Plays with Mature Themes by Coleman A. JenningsWhen Theatre for Youth: Twelve Plays with Mature Themes was published in 1986, it met a need for plays that could help young people deal with some of the more difficult realities of life. Responding to the sweeping changes in society over the succeeding thirty years, Coleman A. Jennings and Gretta Berghammer have assembled a new collection of plays that reflects not only on themes such as aging, death and dying, friendship, courage, conformity, maturation, sexuality, and struggles with moral judgment but also on gender identity, poverty, diversity, and discrimination. Theatre for Youth II: More Plays with Mature Themes presents twelve plays, nine of them new to this anthology, that offer a rich variety of original stories (The Tomato Plant Girl, The Arkansaw Bear, Super Cowgirl and Mighty Miracle), compelling adaptations (The Afternoon of the Elves, Broken Hearts, Courage!), historical drama (Mother Hicks, Johnny Tremain), diverse themes (La Ofrenda, The Transition of Doodle Pequeno), friendship (The Selfish Giant), and future societies (With Two Wings). As these plays explore some of the most challenging themes for today's youth, including the difficulties of single parenthood, divorce, race relations, sexuality, and gender discrimination, they share messages fundamental to us all: open your imagination and dare to dream; embrace life; honor your personal passion, beliefs, and creativity; take a risk; and love with all your heart.
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I just got 10M isk for the Team Burner Hawk. On the wallet, it looks like the Hawk is worth 5M and another 5M for one of the Bantams. I went back through my wallet and confirmed other Team Burners (pre-Phoebe) were indeed 5M total.
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As much as we hate scammers and fear being scammed, you have to admit that scammers are awfully good at marketing and sales.
The scam artist learns everything they can about the mark, trying to find out what that person's deepest desire is and how they can access it. They look at what the mark does, where he goes, what he says about himself, what he says about other people. Where he spends his money and what he buys. Anything that could give the scam artist a clue about what matters to the mark and what he wants.
Leverage, a popular TV show that ran from 2008 through 2012, was about a team of bad guys turned good guys who started to help the underdog. In every episode they targeted a crooked individual and proceeded to run a scam on him – all for a good cause, of course.
What can we learn from scammers to make ourselves better sales people?
- Scammers sing a siren song, offering people their deepest desire.
- All too often the rest of us extoll the value and benefits of our products, hoping our customers will realize on their own that our product is their deepest desire.
- Scammers focus on what the mark is buying.
- All too often, the rest of us focus on what we're selling.
The trick is to forget (for a moment) about what we're selling and learn how to identify what our customers want. How do we do that? First, we need to identify who our one perfect customer is.
Most people, when they describe their perfect customer, they say something like:
"Somebody between the ages of 25 and 45; male; likes to drive to work every day and drinks coffee and watches football on the weekend… "
That's a targeted demographic. It's too general and it's not the same thing as your one perfect customer. Your one perfect customer is a very specific description of a person who you will be talking to in your mind when you think about what you want to say.
Here are a couple of places where you can go to see what I'm talking about:
John Dumas' Avatar is named Jimmy. He's 34 years old, has a wife and two kids ages 3 & 5 and drives to work by himself every single day. It takes him 27 minute commute to work and when he gets to work, he sits in a cubicle he doesn't like for 9 hours doing work he doesn't like. Finally he gets to break out and drive home. In traffic it takes him 32 minutes to get home. He spends a little while playing with his kids and then they have dinner. After dinner he puts the kids to bed and then he hangs out with his wife for a few minutes before she has to rush off and do something. So then he's there by himself and he asks himself "Why do I spend 80% of my waking hours doing things I don't feel like doing? Why do I get to do what I like to do only 20% of the time?"
Imagine in your head how different it would feel to talk to "Somebody between the ages of 25 and 45…" compared with talking to Jimmy. How would the two conversations be different?
Whatever you call it (Buyer Persona, Buyer Matrix, Avatar), it's a tool that can help you get up close and personal with your customers. It can help you identify what they want. And it can help you collect your thoughts and decide what you want to say.
So – What can we learn from scammers to make ourselves better sales people?
We can learn how to connect with our audience's most desperate desires – except, of course, we'll have the intention to deliver on our promise!


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To celebrate my most recent birthday, a group of friends and I headed down to Atlantic City for the night.
The morning after our night out, I was scrolling through Instagram when I saw my friend had tagged me in her post from the night before. When I stopped to read the caption and comments, I was surprised to see a comment from the Tropicana's Instagram account saying "hope you had a wonderful night out!" My friend had geo-tagged the photo's location as "Tropicana Casino & Resort."
My first thought was, "wow, what a genius marketing move." I regretted not tagging the casino in my own Instagram post. Instead, I started following the company.
A few weeks later, I was looking at my Facebook feed and noticed two of my friends were celebrating their wedding anniversary at the Tropicana. The post was also geo-tagged at the Tropicana Casino & Resort.
The second comment on the picture was from Tropicana's Facebook account saying, "happy anniversary! Have a great time." Upon seeing this, I immediately hit the 'like' button on their profile.
These anecdotes are not meant to promote one particular casino, but serve as an example of how brands can use social media to interact with customers. Each of these interactions has the potential to boost customer loyalty and keep people coming back. As a PR professional, I learned this lesson through the lens of a consumer: never underestimate the power of social media and consumer engagement.
Social media is the perfect tool to not only market your brand, but reinforce customer satisfaction and help increase customer retention. Here are just a few of the perks to having a strong social media presence:
Increased brand recognition and retention
The more you interact with consumers, the more recognition you'll receive. A study from the Interactive Advertising Bureau shows 90 percent of consumers would recommend a brand after interacting with them on social media. Those recommendations will not only drive up unique views to your brand's website, but potentially lead to an increase in profits. The key is listening to your customers and joining the conversations.
Better customer experiences
If a consumer takes to social media to praise or reprimand your brand, use this opportunity to enhance their experience or diffuse any negativity. Even if your brand is responding to a complaint, this tells your customers that you are listening and paying attention to their needs. Generating a conversation with your audience creates a human element within your brand, makes your customers feel special and enhances their experience.
It's free!
Social media is the best free marketing tool out there. Make your presence known by beefing up the content on your social sites. Post, like, share and engage on your social pages frequently. Most importantly, don't be afraid to interact with your consumers; after all, they are the ones keeping you in business.


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I really need to remember that when my kids report that someone says bad words (in this case the F word) at school, they have a different view of what that word actually is. Imagine my relief when I was told someone said the word "fart".
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594 Oakbrush
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
Beds: 3
Baths: 3
Sq. Ft.: 2,786
Type: Single Family Home
Listing #723788
Reduced $40,000! Full round log home built by Larry Ash on 5 acres with nice views of the San Juan Mountains. 2786 sf home is nestled in the Ponderosa Pine, 3 Bedroom, 2.5 ba, plus office in the loft. Large Great room featuring moss rock fireplace with woodstove insert. Main level master bedroom has double french doors leading to the large deck. Kitchen features granite tile countertops, oak cabinets with lots of storage, breakfast nook and separate dining room. 2 large guest bedrooms upstairs. Home is heated from Energy Thermal Storage heaters and woodstove. Paved driveway in to double car garage and extra parking area. Home has been freshly stained and interior painted.
Property Features
Location Information
County: Archuleta
MLS Area: PS02 (Central - Township 5699)
Latitude: 37.2568778991699
Longitude: -107.040412902832
Subdivision: Pagosa Alpha Section - 03 Cnty Code 00340
Interior Features
Interior: Cathedral Ceiling, Ceiling Fan(s), W/D Hookup, Vaulted Ceiling, Granite Counters, Pantry
Full Baths: 3
Has Dining Room: yes
Dining Room Description: Breakfast Nook, Separate Dining
Fireplace Description: Living Room, Woodstove
Heating: Thermal Storage, Wood Stove
Heating Fuel: Electric, Wood
Floors: Carpet-Partial, Hardwood
Appliances: Range/Oven, Refrigerator, Dishwasher, Disposal, Microwave, Exhaust Fan
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Style: Log
Stories: Two Story
Construction: Log
Exterior: Shed/Storage, Deck, Covered Porch
Siding: Log
Roof: Metal
Water Source: Public
Sewer Source: Septic System
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Garage Spaces: 2
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Street Description: County, Gravel
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View Description: Mountains
Elementary School: Pagosa Springs K-4
Middle School: Pagosa Springs 5-8
High School: Pagosa Springs 9-12
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Property Description: Wooded Lot
Property Type: SFR
Property SubType: Stick Built
Year Built: 1998
Status: Active
Taxes: 2135
Tax Year: 2015
Foundation/Basement: Stemwall, Crawl Space
Garage Description: Attached Garage
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In computer networks, information is constantly being moved from a source to a destination, typically in the form of packets. In the simplest situations, the source and destination are directly connected and the packet of information passes from the source to the destination, without any intermediate stages. However, in most networks, there are at least one, if not multiple, intermediate stages between the source and the destination. In order for the information to move from the source to the destination, it must be routed through a set of devices that accept the packet and pass it along a predetermined path toward the destination. These devices, referred to generically as switches, are typically configured to accept packets from some number of input ports and transmit that information to an output port, which was selected from a plurality of ports. Often, ports are capable of both receiving and transmitting, such that the input and output ports are the same physical entities.
In an ideal network, traffic arrives at an input port of a switch. The switch determines the appropriate destination for the packet and immediately transmits it to the correct output port. In such a network, there is no need for storing the packet of information inside the switch, since the switch is able to transmit the packet as soon as it receives it.
However, because of a number of factors, this ideal behavior is not realizable. For instance, if the switch receives packets on several of its input ports destined for the same output port, the switch must store the information internally, since it cannot transmit all of these different packets of information simultaneously to the same output port. In this case, the output port is said to be "congested". This term also describes the situation in which the device to which this output port is connected is unable to receive or process packets at the rate at which they arrive for some reason. In such a case, the switch must store the packet destined for that output port internally until either the offending device is able to receive more information or the packet is discarded.
While it is possible that external factors may cause a switch to store packets rather than transmitting them immediately, it is a design goal of nearly all switches that they are able to process packets at the rate at which they are received. The speed at which packets are received, also known as line rate, is a critical parameter in the design of the switch.
Switches typically have a set of inputs, or input ports, where data enters the device. Similarly, switches also have a set of outputs, or output ports, whereby data exits the device. In many implementations, an input port and an output port will share a common physical connection, at the point where the device interfaces with other components. This point is typically the device's interface with the other components, and can be a lead or pin exiting the device, or an internal interconnect within a larger device, of which this specific switch is only a subset. Thus, in many implementations, the number of output ports and the number of input ports will be identical.
The design goal for a switch is that data can exit the output ports at the same rate as it entered the input ports, although it may be somewhat delayed. Several mechanisms have been developed to meet this requirement.
One such mechanism, known as input queuing is shown in
In the worst case scenario, shown in
In a non-blocking, ideal switch, the switch should be able to deliver the packets to the output ports in the minimum time period. As shown in
A second consideration in the design of a switch is the amount of memory that is consumed. The amount of memory at each input port must be at least equal to the amount of buffering that is communicated to the neighboring switch. In the above example, if each input port had communicated that an amount of memory, M, was available, then the total memory in the switch can be expressed as N multiplied by M, where N is the number of input ports and M is the amount of memory at each input port.
A third consideration in the design of a switch is the complexity of scheduling the transmission of packets. The receipt of packets is achieved by having sufficient memory available at the input port. The transmission of packets to their respective output ports is most typically done through the use of a high speed scheduler, which typically uses a time multiplexing scheme to allocate a slice of each time slot to each output port in sequence. Although running at high speed, the scheduling algorithm is very simple and straightforward. This minimizes the time to design and verify its operation, which is often a key consideration in the design of new devices.
The first line of Table 1 illustrates the memory size and speed characteristics associated with a 12 port switch using an input queued structure.
Type of Switch
Memory Size
Memory Speed
Input Queued
13 * line rate
Central Memory
24 * line rate
3 * line rate
A second mechanism, using a centralized memory structure, can also be used to implement a switch. This mechanism, known as an output port queued switch with a centralized memory is shown in
Referring to
Since all N of the input ports must communicate with the single centralized memory, that memory must be large enough to accommodate the sum of amount of buffering that each input port has communicated to the neighboring switch. In this example, if each input port had communicated that an amount of memory M, was available, then the total memory in the switch can be expressed as N multiplied by M, where N is the number of input ports and M is the amount of memory at each input port.
The design of the scheduler is roughly equivalent to that of the input queued switch described above, where the scheduling uses a time multiplexing scheme to allocate a portion of each time slot to each output port.
The second line of Table 1 illustrates the memory size and speed characteristics associated with a 12 port switch using a output queued structure with a centralized memory.
Using current technologies, it is typically more feasible to include additional memory within a semiconductor device than it is to increase the speed of that memory. Consequently, much effort has been expended in both the intellectual and commercial pursuit of switches that can operate at lower memory speeds, even at the expense of adding memory elements.
One such implementation is known as combined Input-Output Queued (CIOQ) switch, as shown in
Referring back to
To implement this structure requires memory elements associated with each input port and memory elements associated with each output port. As described earlier, the amount of memory at each input port is related to the available buffering that the port has communicated to the neighboring switch. The memory elements associated with the output ports are used to hold packets before being transmitted via the output port. These elements typically do not need to be as large as those associated with the input ports, and preferably are roughly half as large. Therefore, the amount of memory needed for the memory elements associated with the input ports, as before, is N multiplied by M, while the amount of memory associated with the output ports is N multiplied by M/2. This results in a total memory size of 1.5*N*M.
The third line of Table 1 illustrates the memory size and speed characteristics associated with a 12 port switch using a combined input output queued structure.
The CIOQ significantly reduces the required speed of the memory in exchange for a modest increase in the amount of memory. Based on current semiconductor technologies, this would appear to be the proper tradeoff. However, the CIOQ is not without significant drawbacks.
In order to achieve the benefits highlighted above, a complex scheduling algorithm is required. In fact, the previously cited Stanford paper states that the significant reduction in memory bandwidth comes at the expense of the scheduling algorithm. It further states that the algorithms proposed in the paper are not suitable for high port count switches. Other algorithms are possible; however, it requires significant development and testing time to verify that the scheduling algorithm works correctly under all types of traffic patterns and conditions. Mistakes in the algorithm will cause the switch to not forward packets efficiently, leading to potential network performance degradation. Furthermore, the development and testing of such a complex scheduling algorithm is a time consuming process, which could adversely affect the ability to bring the switch to market in a timely manner. Complex algorithms are also very difficult to implement in silicon. The scheduling algorithm must be designed to operate at a sufficiently high speed so as to keep up with the switching rate of the memories. As the algorithm becomes more complex and more steps are added, it becomes increasingly difficult to meet the required time constraints for the scheduling circuitry. It can then require significant development time to find the proper trade-offs between scheduling complexity, performance, and speed. These issues counteract the benefits in memory bandwidth described earlier, making the CIOQ switch less desirable.
Several trends in integrated semiconductor circuit design and overall system design give rise to the need for a new type of switch architecture. First, the line rate between switches continues to increase at a faster rate than the speed of the memory elements within the integrated circuits, Thus, it is becoming more and more difficult to develop input queued switches with the required memory bandwidth. Second, the number of ports on each switch continues to increase, putting further pressure on the memory bandwidth. Third, as semiconductor geometries continue to shrink, many integrated circuit (IC) designs are now pad-limited. This means that the size of the die is determined by the number of bonding pads that are required and not by the size of the logic within the IC. Therefore, the amount of logic within the chip can grow without affecting its cost, since the die size remains unchanged. Fourth, although logic and memory elements can be added without a monetary cost, there are hidden costs. For example, as memories increase in size, they decrease in speed. However, this relationship is not proportional; a increase of 100% in memory size will result in a memory speed decrease of about 10-20%. Also, the addition of more logic, specifically complex scheduling logic, can significantly impact the time it takes to develop and fully test a new switching IC. Furthermore, it is also difficult to run large complicated logic at very high speed due to the irregularities of layout and routing.
Based on these trends, several conclusions can be drawn. The first is that increasing the amount of memory to an IC generally is less expensive in terms of cost and time than increasing the speed of those memories. The second conclusion is that complicated, time-critical logic increases the risk of failure and the development time, and should be avoided as much as is possible.
The problems with the prior art have been overcome with this invention, which provides an improved architecture for switches. The current trends in semiconductor design suggest that increasing the amount of memory within an integrated circuit is less costly than increasing the speed of that memory. It is also well known that complex, high speed logic can present difficulties in terms of design and testing, which can adversely affect the timely delivery and quality of new switches. The present invention utilizes an increased amount of memory, operating at speeds lower than are required by Input Queued switches, and a simple scheduling algorithm. The architecture of the present invention divides the input ports into groups, where each input port group has an associated set of memory elements. Incoming packets are routed to the appropriate element in the set of memory elements. The number of groups and the number of ports that are included in each group can be varied, allowing the architecture to be modified based on the system architecture, the semiconductor technology, and other design considerations.
Switches are used to logically connect a set of input ports to a set of output ports. Most typically, the number of input ports is identical to the number of output ports, although this is not a requirement.
X multiplied by Y, where the terms X and Y will be described in more detail below.
Referring again to
In the preferred embodiment, there are X identical instances of the port logic incorporated in the switch, corresponding to X different groups of input and output ports. Thus, the total number of ports is expressed as Y ports/group multiplied by X groups, or X multiplied by Y. Although this is the preferred embodiment, each group need not be identically configured.
The operation of the switch will be described with respect to port logic 10. Packets from the first input port group arrive at the time multiplexed packet router 21. The router 21 preferably identifies the output port for which the packet is destined. Based on this information, it routes the packet to a specific memory element 22. Each memory element 22 is associated with a group, which is a set of output ports. In
To insure timely delivery and the absence of blocking, each memory element must utilize a mechanism to separately track packets destined for each output port in the output group. In the preferred embodiment, descriptors, such as linked lists, are used to track the contents of the memory element based on the specific output port. A linked list maintains the valid list of packets destined for each port. Optionally, additional lists can be used to track packets based on other network parameters, such as classes of service, or ordered only traffic vs. bypassable traffic (for deadlock avoidance). In the preferred embodiment, the packet router identifies the class of service, output port, and other relevant network parameters associated with the packet and communicates this information to the group memory so the packet can be stored in the correct linked list.
Alternatively, each memory element can be further divided into Y smaller memory elements, where each of these smaller memory elements contains packets destined for only one specific output port.
The storage capacity of each memory element 22 must be at least equal to the amount of buffering that is communicated to the neighboring switch, multiplied by the number of input ports in that group. In the above example, if each input port had communicated that an amount of memory, M, was available, then the total memory in each memory element can be expressed as Y multiplied by M, where Y is the number of input ports in the group and M is the amount of memory that each input port has communicated that it has available. This value is based on a worst case scenario, where all incoming packets on all input ports of the group are destined for the same output group. In that scenario, the memory element associated with that particular output group must be able to store all of those packets. Since there are X memory elements per group, the total memory per port logic 10 is given as:
Memory per port logic=X*Y*M.
Therefore, with a total of X groups within the switch, the total memory requirement is given by:
Total memory=X*X*Y*M, or X*N*M, where N is the number of input ports.
In the worst case scenario described above, a single memory element must be able to receive packets from all Y of the input ports simultaneously. Thus, the memory must receive data at Y multiplied by the line rate to effectively operate in this architecture.
Each group port logic 10 also comprises output logic 30. The output logic 30 is in communication with Y output ports, and is also in communication with the memory elements 22 located in the input logic 20 of the various groups. As described earlier, in the preferred embodiment, there are X memory elements 22 in communication with the output logic 30. The output logic must operate at a speed sufficient to allow all output ports to be transmitting simultaneously. Since there are Y output ports per group, the output logic must operate at Y multiplied by the line rate. Therefore, each memory element in communication with the output logic must be able to transmit data at that rate. Combining the receive and transmit requirements for the memory elements yields a total required speed of 2*Y, multiplied by the line rate, since the memory elements must be able to simultaneously receive and transmit data at the maximum rate.
In operation, the output logic 30 uses a time multiplexing algorithm to allocate one time slot per output port. As described earlier, each memory element utilizes a mechanism, preferably linked lists, so that the scheduler can identify and locate packets intended for each specific output port within the memory element. The scheduler, using any of a number of known algorithms, selects a packet from one of the memory elements associated with this output group and transmits that packet via the specific output port. The scheduler repeats this process for each output port in the group.
Thus, by using this architecture, the amount of memory required and the speed of that memory can be varied in accordance with various design considerations. Table 2 illustrates the potential implementations involving a switch with 12 input ports and 12 output ports in accordance with the present invention.
# of groups
# of ports
Memory Size
Memory speed
per group (Y)
(* line rate)
As can be seen in this table, it is possible to vary the memory requirements significantly. For example, an implementation where X equals 1, has the same memory size requirements as an input queued switch, however requires significantly higher speed memory elements. Conversely, an implementation where Y equals 1, requires significant memory space, but has a memory speed requirement which is lower than the Combined Input/Output Queued switch, without the complex scheduling logic. Furthermore, a balance between memory size and memory speed can be achieved by the appropriate selection of X and Y. For example, an implementation where X equals 4 results in a memory configuration which can operate at less than half the speed required for an input queued switch, while being only four times the size of the input queued switch. Referring back to the technology trends noted above, such a tradeoff may be advantageous in the design of the switch.
Referring to
Since the memory elements can potentially be receiving packets from all four input ports simultaneously, they must be able to receive data at a rate at least equal to four times the line rate. Similarly, the packet router 110 must operate at four times the line rate as well to deliver up to four packets simultaneously.
Since memory element 120 a stores packets destined for output ports 0 through 3, its size must be equal to four times the size that it communicated to any port.
In a second embodiment, multicast packets, which are packets that are to be sent to multiple destinations, can be placed into a plurality of the memory elements 120. The router 110 would identify the packet as a multicast packet, identify the multicast group and place the incoming packet into the memory elements associated with each output port that is part of that multicast group. If the multicast packet is destined for several output ports within the same output group, the multicast packets can be inserted into several linked lists simultaneously without having to write the packet into the memory element multiple times.
Associated with group 0 port logic 100 is time-multiplexed output logic 130. The group 0 output logic 130 is in communication with output ports 0 through 3, while the group 1 output logic 230 is in communication with output ports 4 through 7 and group 2 output logic 330 is in communication with output ports 8 through 11. The group 0 output logic 130 is also in communication with the memory elements in each port logic that are associated with group 0. Therefore, output logic 130 is in communication with 120 a, 220 a, and 320 a. Similarly, the group 1 output logic 230 is in communication with memory elements 120 b, 220 b and 320 b, and the group 2 output logic 330 is in communication with memory elements 120 c, 220 c, and 320 c.
The output logic 130 schedules the transmission of packets for each output port in its group. For example, using the mechanism described above, it locates the next packet destined for output port 0 in each of the associated memory elements 120 a, 220 a and 320 a. Based on a scheduling algorithm, it selects one of these packets and transmits it via output port 0. The output logic 130 then repeats this for output ports 1 through 3, before returning to output port 0 and repeating the entire cycle again. Since the output logic must supply packets to all four output ports simultaneously, it must operate at a speed at least four times greater than the line rate. Similarly, since a single memory element may be supplying packets for all of the output ports simultaneously, the memory elements must also be able to supply data at least four times greater than the line rate. Thus, when combined with the input requirements, the memory elements must operate at eight times the line rate.
Since each memory element must be four times the amount communicated to the neighboring switches, and there are nine memory elements in this configuration, the total memory space is 36 times the amount communicated to the neighboring switches.
Summarizing, this configuration requires the memory to operate at only eight times the line rate, while a traditional input queued switch requires the memories to operate at 13 times the line rate for a similar 12 port switch. At the same time, the scheduling logic is straightforward, similar in complexity to that of the input queued switch and much simpler than the CIOQ switch. To achieve these design parameters, the memory elements are about three times larger than would be in a traditional input queued switch.
While this particular example shows the configuration of a 12-port switch, where there are an equal number of input and output ports, the invention is not so limited. The teachings of this invention can be applied to switches of various sizes and configurations.
In the above description, it is assumed that each switch communicates to each of its neighbors an amount of memory space, M, that is available for that neighbor to use. This amount can be the total available memory space, or optionally can be further divided into classes of service. As described above, in this scenario, the total memory space required per port logic is X*Y*M. However, since there are Y input ports and each can send packets that consume a memory space of M, the actual amount of utilized memory space is only Y*M. In other words, this architecture requires that the memory elements for a given port logic block must be able to store X times as much data than can actually be transmitted to it, since the switch cannot predetermine which memory group the incoming packets are destined for and therefore must maximally size each of the memory elements.
Alternatively, the switch can communicate the amount of memory space that is available to each of its neighbors based on the output port which the incoming packet will use. In other words, the switch can communicate to its neighbor that it has an available amount of memory space, M′, for packets that are destined for its output port 0. Similarly, communications can be performed to inform the neighboring switches of the available memory space for each of the other output ports. In this way, the total memory space per port logic is given by:
(the total number of output ports)*M′*(the number of ports in the port group) or Y*Y*X*M′.
In one embodiment, M′ is defined as M/(X*Y), so that the total number of memory that is made available to the neighboring switch remains constant. In this embodiment, the total memory space is defined as:
Y*Y*X*M′, or Y*M.
This approach reduces the overall size of the memory to that used by the Input Queued switch.
Other possible credit systems can be employed to achieve a similar improvement in memory utilization and the above description should not be construed to limiting the invention to only this embodiment.
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In every life of every child and every parent comes that day when they are ready for kindergarten. But before then comes…
Kindergarten registration. With the filling out of the necessary forms comes the reality that this precious baby of yours isn't really a baby anymore which only means that they are growing up….your sweet baby!
That time has come for little Miss Hazel Faye.
How can this possibly be? Our very first Coming Attraction, who was just a baby that we witnessed changing practically every single day is now old enough to start kindergarten. It seems unreal but it is true.
Hazel is going to start kindergarten in the Fall…erm, actually in August…just as soon as her mommy gets her registered.
Hollie came over last night with her assembled papers and in a bit of a panic. She had Hazel's birth certificate, her Social Security card, a utility bill showing proof of residence, Hollie and Ben's marriage license because the utility bill has Ben's last name on it which isn't the the same as Hazel's, family court documents showing custody and school registration forms. It all looked to be in order but missing was Hazel's immunization record. It is then that Hollie shared her panic as she tore apart the house unable to find that little yellow card that is proof that Hazel has had all of her shots. How can she be enrolled without this, Hollie wondered?
I tried to assure her that it was okay. The card can easily be replaced by calling the pediatrician the next day.
"Even if we have changed doctors?!", she questions.
Yes, even if they had changed doctors. The proof I offered was the fact that I lost Abby's several times and now have three immunization records for her…because that which is hopelessly lost always turns up after it is replaced…at least that is true here under the Big Top.
Poor Hollie looked so upset and stressed out. It was a tough day for her. I forgot just how hard this kindergarten registration can be. Perhaps I forgot because it was a little more than 20 years since I had to register my child, my first child for the very first time. Yeah, that was one of those moments that I wished my Mommy Dearest was available in my life. I'm glad to be there for my daughter if to at least assure her she has everything she needs and then some and yes, Hazel will be registered and enrolled.
Still Hollie was so stressed. She explained to me the extra care she takes in filing and organizing important things like Hazel's shot records because she knows she has to take the extra care. Hollie has ADHD. She has learned to live and function just fine with and without meds over the years but I know just how hard it can be for her. I'm her mom. Of course I know. The look on her face and the stress in her voice I have seen and heard before…when she would be truly overwhelmed with all the clutter and chaos and distractions that she could not possibly begin to filter out. I remember one of the very first times where I saw and heard this and realized just how HARD it was for her when her 5th grade math teacher, Mrs. Paradiso, called me during class time with Hollie and her classmates hearing her tell me how my daughter was failing and would never, ever be able to catch up or understand or pass anything in her class because she was failing and on and on she continued until I cut her off. I could not believe this teacher would do this to my child in front of her and her peers. Yes, Hollie was hopelessly disorganized and distracted in her class and yes, she was failing but I told her teacher our conversation was over until after school when it could be just the two of us and then I hung up. After that, I picked up the phone and called the principal telling her what had just happened and asked if we could meet in her office with the math teacher after school. She agreed. It was this encounter that really opened my eyes to what my child lived and struggled with.
She was actually diagnosed months before but I was unconvinced. It seemed to me that everyone I knew had a kid or several kids with the same diagnosis. One of my friends would repeatedly play the ADHD card for every single bad behavior her kids would do which annoyed the heck out of me especially when her kids would behaved badly while with my kids…even my kid with the same diagnosis.
But that phone call from the (in my humble opinion) horrible teacher opened my eyes to that which Hollie was really struggling with. This was very real in spite of my opinion or the opinions of family members who were even more unconvinced than I was…and way too critical and vocal about it, might I add. Hollie needed help and help is exactly what we got, for her and for her parents. With a lot of support, a lot of encouragement and a lot of time, Hollie has learned to adapt with the way her brain works…and sometimes doesn't work. She does well, thank you very much. Still, sometimes life happens with its own crazy kind of chaos…like when you have to register your first born child for kindergarten.
It happens.
Oh, and Hazel Faye is registered for kindergarten!
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