Method and apparatus for segmentation and reassembly of ATM packets using only dynamic ram as local memory for the reassembly process
US5602853A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5652
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network adapter having a receiver portion, the receiver portion capable of receiving a first plurality of ATM cells and assembling the first plurality of ATM cells into a first plurality of packets, and a transmitter portion, the transmitter receiving a second plurality of packets and segmenting the second plurality of packets into a second plurality of ATM cells, the receiving portion having a local memory for segmentation, while the transmitter portion having no local memory.
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