Method and apparatus for distributing and consolidating data packets onto multiple network interfaces
US6148010A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W24/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for distributing and consolidating data packets onto multiple network interfaces includes using frame-based inverse multiplexing to parse high-speed data into frames for placement onto lower-speed E1 or T1 connections between a base station controller and a base station, or between two base station controllers, in a cellular telephony network. The inverse multiplexing algorithm may be implemented with hardware such as, e.g., FIFOs and registers. The frames are transmitted across the E1 or T1 connections and then received, buffered, and multiplexed into a single high-speed data stream.
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