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A fabric system connects a plurality of fabric groups into a plurality of stages between terminal nodes and performs exchange of variable length frame. The fabric has an assignment signal transmitting portion transmitting an assignment signal fixedly assigned an identifier per port connected to othe

A fabric system connects a plurality of fabric groups into a plurality of stages between terminal nodes and performs exchange of variable length frame. The fabric has an assignment signal transmitting portion transmitting an assignment signal fixedly assigned an identifier per port connected to other fabrics, a configuration information transmitting portion transmitting a configuration information indicative of correspondence of identifiers of the fabrics connected to the ports, a retrieval information preparing portion preparing a retrieval information for determining a fabric of transfer destination of the received frame per port and a port number on the basis of the identifier of each fabric and the configuration information, and a transfer destination determining portion determining the transfer destination of the frame on the basis of the retrieval information.

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1. A fabric system comprising a plurality of interconnected fabric groups, said fabric groups divided into a plurality of stages between terminal nodes, said fabric system being used for exchanging variable length frames, each fabric in said fabric groups further including:assignment signal transmit

1. A fabric system comprising a plurality of interconnected fabric groups, said fabric groups divided into a plurality of stages between terminal nodes, said fabric system being used for exchanging variable length frames, each fabric in said fabric groups further including:assignment signal transmitting means for transmitting an assignment signal uniquely assigning a switch identifier per port connected to fabrics in the fabric group other than said each fabric; identifier assigning means for receiving said assignment signal transmitted from fabrics in the fabric groups other than said each fabric and assigning a switch identifier for said each fabric and determining a fabric identifier, said assigning being performed according to a rule and on the basis of said assignment signal; configuration information transmitting means for transmitting a configuration information indicative of correspondence of switch identifiers of fabrics other than said each fabric connected to ports in said each fabric; retrieval information preparing means for preparing a retrieval information for determining a fabric corresponding to a transfer destination for a received frame per port and a port number, said retrieval information being prepared on the basis of a switch identifier corresponding to each fabric and said configuration information; and transfer destination determining means for determining the transfer destination of said frame on the basis of said retrieval information.