Digital telecommunication link for efficiently transporting mixed classes of packets
US5497371A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/6489
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An efficient packet transport system for mixed traffic in which a packet fragmentation protocol allows traffic of different classes to occupy a single physical link. In one embodiment, packet fragmentation gives delay sensitive traffic priority over non-sensitive traffic. This allows both traffic types to coexist on a single data link. The protocol eliminates software overheads associated with mis-ordered packets and efficiently transports both cell and frame formatted data using encapsulation.
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