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EP0110691A2
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System and method for controlling a multiple access data communications system
Assignee: Trasformazione Societaria at & T Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1983-11-25
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-11-25
Abstract
Abstract The instant communications system and method for controlling both digital voice traffic and digital data traffic includes a communication path (10), a source station (30-11) and a destination station (30-21). The source and destination stations are respectively adapted to be coupled to a source station home network (HN-1) and to a destination station home network (HN-2). The source station is further adapted to transmit a signaling packet on a first transmit control channel. The signaling packet is for signaling a destination station that the source station has an information packet intended for the destination station. The destination station is adapted to detect the signaling packet on a second receive control channel. The signaling packet includes a field for identifying the source station which has the information packet intended for the destination station. In response to the signaling packet, the destination station is coupled to the source home network. Thereafter, information packets may be transmitted from the source station on a third control channel and then be translated to a source station home network channel for transmission to the destination station.
Inventors
- 👤 Nicholas Frank Maxemchuk
- 👤 Arun Narayan Netravali
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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2026-11-09 14:49
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; H04L12/2801
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A communications system, said system including a communications path, a plurality of stations,'at least two of said stations being adapted to be coupled to said path, and CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said path (10) includes a plurality of channels; said at least two stations (30-11, 30-21) includes a source station (30-11) and a destination station (30-21); said source station being adapted to transmit a signaling packet, FIG. 2, for signaling said destination station that said source station has an information packet (FIG. 2 or FIG. 3) for said destination station; said destination station being adapted to determine the home network (HN-1) of said source station in response to said signaling packet; and at said destination station, means (30-21) for coupling a destination station receiver to said source home network.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
A communications system, said system including a communications path, a plurality of stations,'at least two of said stations being adapted to be coupled to said path, and CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said path (10) includes a plurality of channels; said at least two stations (30-11, 30-21) includes a source station (30-11) and a destination station (30-21); said source station being adapted to transmit a signaling packet, FIG. 2, for signaling said destination station that said source station has an information packet (FIG. 2 or FIG. 3) for said destination station; said destination station being adapted to determine the home network (HN-1) of said source station in response to said signaling packet; and at said destination station, means (30-21) for coupling a destination station receiver to said source home network.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
2, The system defined in claim 1 further CHARACTERIZED BY means (30-11) for detecting the busy/idle status of a first control signaling channel and means, (30-11) responsive to said first channel being detected as busy, for waiting for said first channel to become idle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system defined in claim 1 further CHARACTERIZED BY means (30-11) for detecting the busy/idle status of a first control signaling channel and means, (20-11) responsive to said first channel being detected as idle, for transmitting said signaling packet on said first channel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
66 words
The system defined in claim 3 further CHARACTERIZED BY at a controller (H-1 or controller 5), means (H-1) for detecting a signaling packet (Fo) on said first control signaling channel: means (NF-1) for translating said signaling packet from said first control signaling channel to a second control signaling channel (Fsx) - and means (H-1) for transmitting said translated signaling packet on said second control signaling channel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
The system defined in claim 4 further CHARACTERIZED BY at said destination station, means for detecting a signaling packet (Fsx) on said second control signaling channel (Fsr), which signaling packet includes a destination address for identifying said destination station as the intended destination of a packet transmission.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
The system defined in claim 5 wherein said source station home network determining means is CHARACTERIZED BY, at said destination station, means, responsive to said signaling packet identifying said destination station as the destination of said intended packet transmission, for identifying said source station and means, responsive to said source address, for determining the home network of said source station.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
63 words
The system defined in claim 1 further CHARACTERIZED BY at said source station, means for detecting the busy/idle status of a third nominal channel and means, responsive to said third channel being detected as busy, for waiting for said third channel to become idle and/or, responsive to said third channel being detected as idle, for transmitting said information packet on said third channel.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
136 words
A method for controlling digital signals in a communications system, said system including a communications path, a plurality of stations, at least two of said stations being adapted to be coupled to said path, and CHARACTERIZED BY including within said path a plurality of channels; said at least two stations including a source station and a destination station; said source station being adapted to transmit a signaling packet, for signaling said destination station that said source station has an information packet for said destination station, said destination station being adapted to determine the home network of said source station in response to said signaling packet; said method further CHARACTERIZED BY the steps of, at said destination station, determining the home network of said source station and coupling a destination station receiver to said source home network.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
136 words
A method for controlling digital signals in a communications system, said system including a communications path, a plurality of stations, at least two of said stations being adapted to be coupled to said path, and CHARACTERIZED BY including within said path a plurality of channels; said at least two stations including a source station and a destination station; said source station being adapted to transmit a signaling packet, for signaling said destination station that said source station has an information packet for said destination station, said destination station being adapted to determine the home network of said source station in response to said signaling packet; said method further CHARACTERIZED BY the steps of, at said destination station, determining the home network of said source station and coupling a destination station receiver to said source home network.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method defined in claim 8 further CHARACTERIZED BY detecting the busy/idle status of a first control signaling channel and responsive to said first channel being detected as busy, waiting for said first channel to become idle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method defined in claim 8 further CHARACTERIZED BY detecting the busy/idle status of a first control signaling channel and responsive to said first channel being detected as idle, transmitting said signaling packet on said first channel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method defined in claim 10 further CHARACTERIZED BY at a controller, detecting a signaling packet on said first control signaling channel; translating said signaling packet from said first control signaling channel to a second control signaling channel; and transmitting said translated signaling packet on said second control signaling channel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method defined in claim 11 further comprising the step of: at said destination station, detecting a signaling packet on said second control signaling channel, which signaling packet includes a destination address for identifying said destination station as the intended destination of a packet transmission and responsive to said source address, determining the home network of said source station.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The method defined in claim 8 further CHARACTERIZED BY at said source station, detecting the busy/idle status of a third nominal channel and responsive to said third channel being detected as busy, waiting for said third channel to become idle.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method defined in claim 8 further CHARACTERIZED BY at said source station, detecting the busy/idle status of a third nominal channel and responsive to said third channel being detected as idle, transmitting said information packet on said third channel.
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