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Virtual group connection scheme for ATM architecture in an access node

US8045539B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Alcatel Lucent · FR

Inventors

Mudhafar Hassan-Ali · Petaluma, US
Jeff Mendelson · Petaluma, US
Annie Rastello · Abdulrahman Khaleefah Street, US
Li Chen · Petaluma, US
Radimir Shilshtut · Abdulrahman Khaleefah Street, US
Sina Soltani · Olivehurst, US
Francisco Moreno · Petaluma, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 25, 2002
Grant date	Oct 25, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 1, 2028

Classification

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

Abstract

A Virtual Group Connection (VGC) scheme for grouping ATM connections. A plurality of VPCs, VCCs, or both are managed together as a single virtual data pipe having a pool of common connection resources (e.g., bandwidth, buffering, etc.) associated therewith. Shaping, grooming, policing, switching, and other traffic engineering operations may be performed on a VGC as a single connection hierarchy operable to be associated with a single customer.

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