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ATM method and apparatus utilizing decoupling minicells
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB
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Filing: 1996-05-21
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Granted: 1998-09-15
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Abstract
Abstract When using asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) in low bit rate applications, such as cellular voice communication, bandwidth utilization is significantly improved by employing decoupling minicells. Decoupling minicells are of predetermined length, such as one octet, and are inserted into the payload of ATM cells when there is a delay in the availability of assigned minicells. As soon as an assigned minicell, which contains actual user data, becomes available, the assigned minicell can be inserted into the payload of the current ATM cell immediately after the last decoupling minicell. Unlike prior methods, there is no need to wait until the next ATM cell to insert an assigned minicell.
Inventors
- 👤 Lars-Goran Petersen
- 👤 Lars Goran Wilhelm Eneroth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
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2026-11-05 12:02
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; H04Q11/0428; H04Q11/0478; H04L12/54; H04L12/56; H04L12/5601; H04L2012/5638; H04L2012/5646; H04L2012/5652; H04L2012/5653; H04L2012/5656; H04L2012/5671
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
In a telecommunication system, a method of constructing a data cell which carries user data from a transmission source to a receiving entity comprising the steps of: generating at least one decoupling minicell if user data is not available, wherein the at least one decoupling minicell has a predetermined length; and constructing the data cell using the at least one decoupling minicell if user data is not available.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
68 words
In a telecommunication system, a method of constructing a data cell which carries user data from a transmission source to a receiving entity comprising the steps of: generating at least one decoupling minicell if user data is not available, wherein the at least one decoupling minicell has a predetermined length; and constructing the data cell using the at least one decoupling minicell if user data is not available.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising: generating an assigned minicell if user data is available; and constructing the data cell using the assigned minicell if user data is available.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the data cell is an asynchronous transfer mode cell.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined length of the decoupling minicell is one octet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
124 words
In a telecommunication system, a method of generating and transmitting a data cell which carries user data from a transmission source to a receiving entity comprising the steps of: generating assigned minicells as long as user data is available and making the generated assigned minicells available for inclusion in the data cell; determining whether one of the assigned minicells is currently available, and if so, then inserting said one of the assigned minicells into the data cell; generating decoupling minicells and then inserting the decoupling minicells into the data cell in place of assigned minicells if there are no assigned minicells currently available, wherein each decoupling minicell has a predetermined length; and transmitting the data cell when the data cell has been fully constructed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
124 words
In a telecommunication system, a method of generating and transmitting a data cell which carries user data from a transmission source to a receiving entity comprising the steps of: generating assigned minicells as long as user data is available and making the generated assigned minicells available for inclusion in the data cell; determining whether one of the assigned minicells is currently available, and if so, then inserting said one of the assigned minicells into the data cell; generating decoupling minicells and then inserting the decoupling minicells into the data cell in place of assigned minicells if there are no assigned minicells currently available, wherein each decoupling minicell has a predetermined length; and transmitting the data cell when the data cell has been fully constructed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 5, further comprising the steps of: determining whether there are any active communication channels in the telecommunication system; and generating and transmitting at least one unassigned data cell, which contains no minicells, if there are no active communication channels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 5, further comprising the steps of: determining whether a predefined amount of time has elapsed since a last one of the assigned minicells was generated; and generating and transmitting at least one unassigned data cell, which contains no minicells, until a next assigned minicell is generated.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 5, wherein the data cell is an asynchronous transfer mode cell.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 5, wherein the predetermined length of each decoupling minicell is one octet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
103 words
In a telecommunication system, a method for extracting user data from a data cell which carries the user data from a transmission source to a receiving entity comprising the steps of: separating at least one minicell from the data cell if the data cell is not an unassigned data cell; determining whether the at least one minicell is a decoupling minicell, wherein the at least one minicell has a predetermined length; discarding the at least one minicell if the minicell is a decoupling minicell; and removing the user data from the at least one minicell if the minicell is not a decoupling minicell.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
103 words
In a telecommunication system, a method for extracting user data from a data cell which carries the user data from a transmission source to a receiving entity comprising the steps of: separating at least one minicell from the data cell if the data cell is not an unassigned data cell; determining whether the at least one minicell is a decoupling minicell, wherein the at least one minicell has a predetermined length; discarding the at least one minicell if the minicell is a decoupling minicell; and removing the user data from the at least one minicell if the minicell is not a decoupling minicell.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 10, further comprising the steps of: receiving the data cell from the transmission source; and discarding the data cell if the data cell is an unassigned data cell containing no minicells.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 11, wherein the data cell is an asynchronous transfer mode cell.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 11, wherein the predetermined length of the minicell is one octet.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
69 words
In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for constructing a data cell which carries user data from a transmission source to a receiving entity comprising: means for generating at least one decoupling minicell if user data is not available, wherein the at least one decoupling minicell has a predetermined length; and means for constructing the data cell using the at least one decoupling minicell if user data is not available.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
69 words
In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for constructing a data cell which carries user data from a transmission source to a receiving entity comprising: means for generating at least one decoupling minicell if user data is not available, wherein the at least one decoupling minicell has a predetermined length; and means for constructing the data cell using the at least one decoupling minicell if user data is not available.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus of claim 14 further comprising: means for generating an assigned minicell if user data is available; and means for constructing the data cell using the assigned minicell if user data is available.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the data cell is an asynchronous transfer mode cell.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the predetermined length of the decoupling minicell is one octet.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
129 words
In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for generating and transmitting a data cell which carries user data from a transmission source to a receiving entity comprising: means for generating assigned minicells as long as user data is available and making the generated assigned minicells available for inclusion in the data cell; means for determining whether one of the assigned minicells is currently available, and if so, then inserting said one of the assigned minicells into the data cell; means for generating decoupling minicells and then inserting the decoupling minicells into the data cell in place of assigned minicells if there are no assigned minicells currently available, wherein each decoupling minicell has a predetermined length; and means for transmitting the data cell when the data cell has been fully constructed.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
129 words
In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for generating and transmitting a data cell which carries user data from a transmission source to a receiving entity comprising: means for generating assigned minicells as long as user data is available and making the generated assigned minicells available for inclusion in the data cell; means for determining whether one of the assigned minicells is currently available, and if so, then inserting said one of the assigned minicells into the data cell; means for generating decoupling minicells and then inserting the decoupling minicells into the data cell in place of assigned minicells if there are no assigned minicells currently available, wherein each decoupling minicell has a predetermined length; and means for transmitting the data cell when the data cell has been fully constructed.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
44 words
The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising: means for determining whether there are any active communication channels in the telecommunication system; and means for generating and transmitting at least one unassigned data cell, which contains no minicells, if there are no active communication channels.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
51 words
The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising: means for determining whether a predefined amount of time has elapsed since a last one of the assigned minicells was generated; and means for generating and transmitting at least one unassigned data cell, which contains no minicells, until a next assigned minicell is generated.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the data cell is an asynchronous transfer mode cell.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the predetermined length of each decoupling minicell is one octet.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
108 words
In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for extracting user data from a data cell which carries the user data from a transmission source to a receiving entity comprising: means for separating at least one minicell from the data cell if the data cell is not an unassigned data cell; means for determining whether the at least one minicell is a decoupling minicell, wherein the at least one minicell has a predetermined length; means for discarding the at least one minicell if the minicell is a decoupling minicell; and means for removing the user data from the at least one minicell if the minicell is not a decoupling minicell.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
108 words
In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for extracting user data from a data cell which carries the user data from a transmission source to a receiving entity comprising: means for separating at least one minicell from the data cell if the data cell is not an unassigned data cell; means for determining whether the at least one minicell is a decoupling minicell, wherein the at least one minicell has a predetermined length; means for discarding the at least one minicell if the minicell is a decoupling minicell; and means for removing the user data from the at least one minicell if the minicell is not a decoupling minicell.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus of claim 23, further comprising: means for receiving the data cell from the transmission source; and means for discarding the data cell if the data cell is an unassigned data cell containing no minicells.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the data cell is an asynchronous transfer mode cell.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the predetermined length of the minicell is one octet.
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