Multiplexer system for converting variable-length burst data streams into averaged-transfer-rate fixed-length packets
US6009108A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2020/10814
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multiplexing system for converting a plurality of variable-length burst data streams supplied from a plurality of data suppliers into a multiplexed averaged-transfer-rate fixed-length packet stream. Within each output period, for each of the input buffers of a multiplexer, a virtual data quantity in the input buffer at the time t.sub.n is calculated by using the length of each output period and average supply rates at time t.sub.n-1 which are also supplied from the data suppliers. A predetermined amount of data is supplied to a header adder from one of the input buffers which stores data not less than the predetermined amount during the output period from time t.sub.n to time t.sub.n+1.
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