Method of inverse multiplexing for ATM
US6222858A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5679
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for flexible inverse multiplexing for ATM and for link grouping of communication links with different transmission rates and delay. The method of the present invention supports links which use a portion of the link bandwidth for one QoS objective (e.g., low delay) and another portion for another QoS objective (e.g., low cell loss). The method involves servicing each of a number of multiplexed flows with a predetermined number of cells. Cells are assigned to each flow during a number of cycles which make up an ATM frame. The number of cells assigned to each flow during each cycle is dynamically adjusted based upon the requirements of each flow, and may be different for each flow. The number of cells assigned to each flow during each cycle may either be fixed, or may vary from cycle to cycle.
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