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Signalling apparatus for use in an ATM switching system
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1991-10-22
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Granted: 1994-04-12
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Expires: 2011-10-22
Abstract
Abstract A subscriber line signalling apparatus for use in an asynchronous mode communication system includes a switching circuit having a plurality of input terminals and a plurality of output terminals. The switching circuit selectively communicates fixed length information packets to an adaptation processing unit. The adaptation processing unit reassembles the fixed length packets to signalling frames, and transmits them to a frame processor.
Inventors
- 👤 Masao Kunimoto
- 👤 Jiro Kashio
- 👤 Makoto Mori
- 👤 Shinobu Gohara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 05:15
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/54; H04L12/56; H04L12/5601; G; G06; G06F; G06F5/00; G06F5/06; G06F5/065; H04J; H04J3/00; H04J3/24; H04J3/247; H04L49/00; H04L49/10; H04L49/104; H04L49/15; H04L49/1553; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; H04Q11/0428; H04Q11/0435; H04Q11/0457; H04Q11/0478; G06F2205/00; G06F2205/06; G06F2205/066; H04L2012/5629; H04L2012/563; H04L2012/5638; H04L2012/5646; H04L2012/5652; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/107; H04Q2213/29
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A communication system comprising: an aynchronous transfer mode switching means for selectively transferring fixed length input packets received from a plurality of input lines to one of a plurality of output lines selected in accordance with routing information appended to each of said input packets; signalling means operatively connected to one of said output lines of said switching means for converting at least one packet received from said switching means to a message block; and processor means operatively connected to receive said message block from said signalling means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A communication system comprising: an aynchronous transfer mode switching means for selectively transferring fixed length input packets received from a plurality of input lines to one of a plurality of output lines selected in accordance with routing information appended to each of said input packets; signalling means operatively connected to one of said output lines of said switching means for converting at least one packet received from said switching means to a message block; and processor means operatively connected to receive said message block from said signalling means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A communication system according to claim 1 wherein said signalling means includes: means for converting a message block supplied from said processor means to at least one fixed length output packet; and means for transmitting said output packet to one of said input lines of said switching means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
161 words
A communication system comprising: an asynchronous transfer mode switching means provided with a plurality of pairs of input and output lines for selectively transferring fixed length packets received from said input lines to one of said output lines in accordance with routing information appended to each of said packets; signalling means connected to said switching means through one of said pairs of input and output lines for communicating fixed length packets with said switching means; and processor means operatively connected to said signalling means; said signalling means including, means for reassembling at least one packet received from said switching means through the output line of said one of pairs to a message block and for supplying said reassembled message block to said processor means, and means for segmenting a message block supplied from said processor means into at least one fixed length packet and for transmitting said packet to said switching means through the input line of said one of pairs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
161 words
A communication system comprising: an asynchronous transfer mode switching means provided with a plurality of pairs of input and output lines for selectively transferring fixed length packets received from said input lines to one of said output lines in accordance with routing information appended to each of said packets; signalling means connected to said switching means through one of said pairs of input and output lines for communicating fixed length packets with said switching means; and processor means operatively connected to said signalling means; said signalling means including, means for reassembling at least one packet received from said switching means through the output line of said one of pairs to a message block and for supplying said reassembled message block to said processor means, and means for segmenting a message block supplied from said processor means into at least one fixed length packet and for transmitting said packet to said switching means through the input line of said one of pairs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
119 words
A communication system according to claim 3 further comprising a plurality of interface units each provided for one of said pairs of input and output lines of said switching means for communicating fixed length packets with a pair of input and output transmission lines, each of said interface means including: means for transferring fixed length packets received from said input transmission line connected thereto to the input line of said one of pairs after appending route information to each of said fixed length packets; and means for transferring fixed length packets received from the output line of said one of pairs to said output transmission line connected thereto after removing route information from each of said fixed length packets.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A communication system according to claim 4 wherein each of said interface units further includes means for rewriting a portion of header information included in each of said fixed length packets received from said input transmission line connected thereto.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
84 words
A method of communicating signalling information comprising the steps of: switching signalling packets received from any one of input lines of a switching unit to a predetermined one of output lines of said switching unit by said switching unit; converting at least one signalling packet received from said predetermined output line to a message block by a signalling unit connected to said predetermined output line; and transferring said message block from said signalling unit to a data processing unit connected to said signalling unit.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
84 words
A method of communicating signalling information comprising the steps of: switching signalling packets received from any one of input lines of a switching unit to a predetermined one of output lines of said switching unit by said switching unit; converting at least one signalling packet received from said predetermined output line to a message block by a signalling unit connected to said predetermined output line; and transferring said message block from said signalling unit to a data processing unit connected to said signalling unit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
71 words
A method of communicating signalling information according to claim 6 further comprising a step of appending routing information to each of signalling packets received from one of transmission lines by one of interface units each provided between one of said transmission lines and one of said input lines, said switching unit performing said switching operation of said signalling packets based on the routing information appended to each of said signalling packets.
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