Similar to switch module 300 shown and described in connection with FIG. 3, each switch module of a stage within the switch fabric 700 can be configured to send data cells to one or more switch modules of a subsequent stage and/or one or more edge devices connected to the switch fabric 700. The random selection method, the round robin selection method, or any other suitable selection method can be applied by each switch module 712 of the first stage, each switch module 713 of the second stage, each switch module 714 of the third stage, and each switch module 715 of the fourth stage. Specifically, a schedule module within or operatively coupled to a switch module of the first, the second, the third, or the fourth stage can be configured to select an egress port of the switch module that is coupled to a switch module of a subsequent stage, such that one or more data cells can be sent from the selected egress port to the switch module of the subsequent stage.
