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Scalable multimedia network
Assignee: Cisco Technology Inc
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Filing: 1996-04-29
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Granted: 1997-09-30
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Expires: 2016-04-29
Abstract
Abstract A Scalable Multimedia Network providing integrated networking of data, voice, video and image services over a variety of access facilities including metallic loops, fiber/coax or digital fiber is disclosed herein. The SMN establishes customer initiated switched virtual circuits for all traffic types and directs them to the appropriate backbone network. The SMN is based on a distributed switching platform that enables carriers to economically provide service to a small number of customers and add capacity incrementally as the customer base increases. The platform has a protocol adaptation capability which permits communications between customer premises equipment and potentially incompatible backbone networks or network servers.
Inventors
- 👤 Dev Vrat Gupta
- 👤 Yu-Ren Brian Chen
- 👤 Craig A. Sharper
- 👤 Alan E. Stone
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
google_patents
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2026-10-28 20:08
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L65/00; H04L65/10; H04L65/102; H04L65/1023; H04L65/1026; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; H04L12/2801; H04L12/2852; H04L12/64; H04L12/6402; H04L49/00; H04L49/10; H04L49/104; H04L49/105; H04L49/107; H04L65/1033; H04L65/1036; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/60; H04N21/61; H04N21/6106; H04N21/6118; H04N21/63; H04N21/647; H04N21/64707; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/173; H04N7/17309; H04N7/17336; H04N7/17345; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; H04Q11/0428; H04Q11/0478; H04L12/54; H04L12/56; H04L12/5601; H04L2012/5603; H04L2012/5609; H04L2012/5612; H04L2012/5613; H04L2012/5614; H04L2012/5615; H04L2012/5625; H04L2012/5627; H04L2012/5638; H04L2012/5646; H04L2012/5651; H04L2012/5652; H04L2012/5678; H04L2012/5679; H04L12/6418; H04L2012/6424; H04L2012/6427; H04L2012/6443; H04L2012/6445; H04L2012/6448; H04L2012/6459; H04L2012/6464; H04L2012/6483; H04L2012/6486; H04L2012/6489; H04L65/1066; H04L65/1101; H04L69/00; H04L69/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
In a communication system consisting of a root and a plurality of end points, said root and said end points forming a multi-cast group, a method of multi-cast addressing including steps of: forming a multi-cast cell wherein said multi-cast cell includes a destination address having a bus number, a shelf number, a slot number, and a BCID number; identifying said multi-cast group by setting a unique value in said BCID number; setting said bus number, said shelf number, and said slot number to predetermine values; sending said multi-cast cell from said root; receiving said multi-cast cell at said end points.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
In a communication system consisting of a root and a plurality of end points, said root and said end points forming a multi-cast group, a method of multi-cast addressing including steps of: forming a multi-cast cell wherein said multi-cast cell includes a destination address having a bus number, a shelf number, a slot number, and a BCID number; identifying said multi-cast group by setting a unique value in said BCID number; setting said bus number, said shelf number, and said slot number to predetermine values; sending said multi-cast cell from said root; receiving said multi-cast cell at said end points.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of sending includes sending said multi-cast cell over a distributed bus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the distributed bus comprises a plurality of first buses carrying digital bits at a first rate and a plurality of second buses carrying digital bits at a second rate, said first buses interconnected to said second buses.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of receiving includes mapping the multi-cast group value to end points.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 4 wherein for packet traffic the mapping step includes forming a table which identifies the multicast group value with a port number and virtual channel identifier.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 4 wherein for time division multiplexed traffic the mapping step includes forming a table which identifies the multicast group value with a port number.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said bus number is set to zero, said shelf number is set to 254, and said slot number is set to zero.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the destination address comprises four bytes including a three bit bus destination field for the bus number, an eight bit shelf destination field for the shelf number, a five bit slot destination field for the slot number, and a sixteen bit port destination field for the BCID number.
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