Method and apparatus for efficient switching of partial minicells in ATM adaptation layer 2
US6449276B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5656
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of switching partial minicells in an AAL2 switching network without the need for re-assembly of the partial minicells at intermediate nodes. Identification of each remainder partial minicell (432) is accomplished using an 8-bit channel identifier (450), a double octet identifier (950) or a triple octet identifier (1050) depending on traffic requirements. Each partial minicell is immediately transmitted based upon the identification code attached to each partial minicell.
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