Patent · US Active

Communication system

US8040879B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Antonius Emmerink · Munich, DE
Egon Klein · Germering, DE
Andreas Steffan · Berlin, DE
Rainer Windecker · Munich, DE
Steffi Winkler · Gauting, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 14, 2000
Grant date	Oct 18, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 2, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q2213/13389
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and an arrangement are provided for actuating and operating a heterogeneous transport network which includes connection elements, such as ATM and Ethernet connections, by controlling a TDM-based switching system. In the area of the transport network, there are gateways and routers which are actuated by the central control device for the purposes of setting up and clearing down a connection. Information relating to the accessibility of specific communications subscribers by a communication medium and communications protocol is either stored in the area of a central control mechanism or is available locally in the area of local access devices for subscriber terminals.

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