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Virtual connection switching method and ATM switch

US6822962B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 28, 2000
Grant dateNov 23, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L5/14
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication network capable of establishing an SVC bypass route when a failure occurs in a PVC multiplexed line wherein each of ATM switches at both ends of a PVC stores the relations of SVC specifying information and the other party PVC information in association with each PVC in a management table. At the time of bypassing, one of the switches transmits a message including the other party PVC information to another ATM switch for each PVC to be bypassed and another ATM switch specifies a PVC to be switched on the basis of the received message and switches the PVC to an SVC specified by the corresponding SVC specifying information stored in the management table.

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