FIG. 8 is a schematic illustration of a multi-stage switch fabric 800 in which switch modules of one stage (e.g., switch modules 812 of stage 840, switch modules 814 of stage 842) can be associated with a common schedule module (e.g., schedule module 850, schedule module 860), according to another embodiment. In some embodiments, switch fabric 800 can be a multi-stage, non-blocking Clos network that includes a first stage 840, a second stage 842, and a third stage 844. The first stage 840 includes switch modules 812; the second stage 842 includes switch modules 814; the third stage 844 includes switch modules 816. Said another way, switch modules 812 of the first stage 840, switch modules 814 of the second stage 842 and switch modules 816 of the third stage 844 collectively define the multi-stage switch fabric 800. Switch fabric 800 is structurally and functionally similar to switch fabric 200 shown and described with respect to FIG. 2, and is therefore not described in detail herein.
