Broadband telecommunications system
US6115380A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5663
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a system for providing virtual connections through an ATM interworking multiplexer on a call-by-call basis. A signaling processor receives signaling for a call and selects the virtual connection for the call. The signaling processor generates control messages that identify the selection and transfers the control messages to the ATM interworking multiplexer that accepted the access connection for the call. The multiplexer converts user information from the access connection into ATM cells for transmission over the virtual connection in accord with the control messages.
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