Asynchronous transfer mode host adapter apparatus with ability of shared media access
US6421343B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5653
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) host adapting apparatus comprising: a storage block for storing packet information, received cells, and parameters; an ATM network interface handling block for performing direct memory access of ATM cells and parameter stored therein, segmenting transmit packet information, reassembling received cells, transmitting and receiving the ATM cells to physical media cell received, and arbitrating in the direct memory access; and a secondary interface block for connecting the storage block to the ATM network interface handling block.
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