Translation process for an ATM cell header
US6327261A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5619
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for translating an ATM cell header for the routing thereof over a transmission highway of a communication network via an ATM switch, consisting in having the switch translate the pair (VPI, VCI) contained in the cell header, the first field VPI identifying a virtual path number and the second field VCI selecting a specified virtual channel within the virtual path.
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