ATM communication systems
US5677906A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 19, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5651
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
AN ATM communication system having both dynamic bandwidth allocation capability comprising storage mechanism for DBA traffic, the storage mechanism further including dedicated storage mechanism for ABR traffic. The system being such that ABR bandwidth requests are allocated after all other DBA bandwidth allocations have been satisfied. A device for interrupting an ABR transmission, before a bandwidth allocation within which the said ABR transmission is included has been fully used, for the transmission of other higher priority DBA traffic is provided.
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