Method and system for ethernet and ATM service interworking
US7406088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/4608
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for service interworking between an Ethernet communication network and an ATM network, in which a first network interface is operable to communicate with the Ethernet communication network using an Ethernet communication protocol. A second network interface is operable to communicate with the ATM communication network using an ATM protocol. A processing unit is in communication with the first network interface and the second network interface, in which the processing unit terminates frames received from a one of the ATM communication network and the Ethernet communication network and maps parameters corresponding to the received one of the ATM and Ethernet frames into the other of the ATM and Ethernet frames. The mapped parameters include connection configuration control plane information and data plane parameters corresponding to individual frames. The described methods can support single or multiple QoS levels.
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