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Converter and communication control method

US7599376B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 9, 2005
Grant dateOct 6, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2012/5685
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A converter for connecting its ATM network with other ATM networks through a LAN, which is provided with an address translation table storing external VPIs, internal VPIs uniquely assigned to the LAN, and opposing MAC addresses for opposing converters in correspondence and a processing unit for performing control for transmitting, to the LAN, frames changed from the external VPI/VCIs of headers of cells from its ATM network to the internal VPI/VCIs by referring to the address translation table and having opposing MAC addresses corresponding to the internal VPI/VCIs attached, removing the opposing MAC addresses of frames received from the LAN by referring to the address translation table, and transmitting cells changed from internal VPI/VCIs to external VPI/VCIs to its ATM network.

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