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Variable length data switch and a variable length data relaying method using the variable length data switch

US5675642A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 10, 1995
Grant dateOct 7, 1997
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2012/5672
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A variable length data switch and a variable length data relaying method using the variable length data switch are suited for accommodating an ATM-LAN or the like in a frame relay switch as the variable length data switch. The variable length data switch has a receiver side cell line configuring unit including a fixed length data receiving element for receiving fixed length data from a fixed length data line and a receiver side data converting element for converting the fixed length data received by the fixed length data receiving element, a variable length data switching unit for switching the variable length data from the receiver side cell line configuring unit, and a transmitter side cell line configuring unit including a transmitter side data converting element for converting the variable length data from the variable length data switching unit and a fixed length data transmitting element for transmitting converted fixed length data to a fixed length data line, thereby realizing a simple fixed length data switch.

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