Asynchronous transfer mode communication system
US5452296A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5667
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An ATM communication system capable of minimizing the delay period and achieving high throughput without requiring setting of the corresponding virtual connection (VC) table and routing. The communication system includes a vacant virtual connection table indicating unused VC. The VC is retrieved in response to a transmission demand and set in an ATM cell as a virtual connection ID (VCI). Then, the cell is transmitted with added address information identifying the destination. An ATM switch and a routing controller determine routing from a transmitting terminal to a receiving terminal. The determined routing is stored in a routing table in the routing controller. Then, through the determined routing, data is transferred from the transmitting terminal to the receiving terminal.
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