Connectionless message service using ATM routers
US6151319A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5645
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A facility is provided in which an ATM switch may operate as a switch in the provision of connection oriented services and operates as a router in the provision of connectionless services. In the router mode, the ATM switch may determine "on the fly" a route which may be used to forward received data cells to an intended destination and then forwards each of the data cells in sequence over the determined route. In the switch mode, the ATM switch operates conventionally and forwards a received data cell over a previously defined switched virtual path. In certain cases, the ATM switch may operate as a router only.
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