Apparatus and a method for supervising and controlling ATM traffic
US5570361A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5652
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for supervising and controlling ATM traffic, which uses idle cells transferring traffic information to manage a network, comprising steps of a first step for mapping traffic information in the information field of an idle cell and transferring said idle cell to other communication nodes, a second step for performing the operation of traffic control in accordance with the contents of said traffic information included in said idle cell on the receiving side of said other communication nodes, and a third step for assembling a new idle cell including said traffic information of received idle cell and/or new traffic information on said receiving side of communication nodes and transferring said new idle cell from said receiving side of communication nodes to other communication nodes.
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