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Hybrid ATM adaptation layer
Assignee: Unwired Planet LLC
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Filing: 1996-08-21
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Granted: 1999-08-31
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Expires: 2016-08-21
Abstract
Abstract In a telecommunication system that generates more than one type of communication data stream, in which each data stream exhibits a distinctive data transfer format, bandwidth utilization is improved by first reformatting the different data transfer formats so that all of the data is compatible with a common data transfer protocol, for example, the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) protocol. The communication data and the corresponding control data, required to maintain communication data alignment, are multiplexed into a single data stream which is then transmitted over a common telecommunication channel to a receiving station.
Inventors
- 👤 Lars Westberg
- 👤 Karl Anders Nasman
- 👤 Lars-Goran Petersen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:49
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; H04Q11/0428; H04Q11/0478; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/54; H04L12/56; H04L12/5601; H04L2012/5629; H04L2012/563; H04L2012/5638; H04L2012/5646; H04L2012/5652; H04L2012/5653; H04L2012/5654; H04L2012/5656; H04L2012/5657; H04L2012/5672
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
In a telecommunication system, a method of transmitting data packets to a receiving station, comprising the steps of: receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; transmitting the data packets and the control data to the receiving station over a common telecommunication channel; wherein said transmitting step includes transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a header portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
In a telecommunication system, a method of transmitting data packets to a receiving station, comprising the steps of: receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; transmitting the data packets and the control data to the receiving station over a common telecommunication channel; wherein said transmitting step includes transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a header portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said step of transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a header portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell comprises the step of: inserting the control data into a Payload Type Indicator field in the header portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the common data transfer protocol is an Asynchronous Transfer Mode protocol and the data packets are Asynchronous Transfer Mode cells.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the control data indicates the number of data packets corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format and the number of data packets corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
193 words
In a telecommunication system, a method of transmitting data packets to a receiving station, comprising the steps of: receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; transmitting the data packets and the control data to the receiving station over a common telecommunication channel; wherein said transmitting step includes transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell; wherein the Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell is a resource management Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
193 words
In a telecommunication system, a method of transmitting data packets to a receiving station, comprising the steps of: receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; transmitting the data packets and the control data to the receiving station over a common telecommunication channel; wherein said transmitting step includes transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell; wherein the Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell is a resource management Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
206 words
In a telecommunication system, a method of transmitting data packets to a receiving station, comprising the steps of: receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; transmitting the data packets and the control data to the receiving station over a common telecommunication channel; wherein said transmitting step includes transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell; wherein the Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell contains at least one microcell and wherein the control data is inserted into an extended portion of a microcell start pointer, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
206 words
In a telecommunication system, a method of transmitting data packets to a receiving station, comprising the steps of: receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; transmitting the data packets and the control data to the receiving station over a common telecommunication channel; wherein said transmitting step includes transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell; wherein the Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell contains at least one microcell and wherein the control data is inserted into an extended portion of a microcell start pointer, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
176 words
In a telecommunication system, a method of transmitting data packets to a receiving station, comprising the steps of: receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; transmitting the data packets and the control data to the receiving station over a common telecommunication channel; wherein said transmitting step includes transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of a microcell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
176 words
In a telecommunication system, a method of transmitting data packets to a receiving station, comprising the steps of: receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; transmitting the data packets and the control data to the receiving station over a common telecommunication channel; wherein said transmitting step includes transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of a microcell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method in accordance with claim 7, wherein the microcell is a resource management microcell.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
186 words
In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for transmitting data packets to a receiving station comprises: means for receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; means for inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; means for multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; means for transmitting the data packets and the control data over a common telecommunication channel, including means for transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a header portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
186 words
In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for transmitting data packets to a receiving station comprises: means for receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; means for inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; means for multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; means for transmitting the data packets and the control data over a common telecommunication channel, including means for transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a header portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
57 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 9, wherein said means for transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a header portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell comprises: means for inserting the control data into a Payload Type Indicator field in the header portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 9, wherein the common data transfer protocol is an Asynchronous Transfer Mode protocol and the data packets are Asynchronous Transfer Mode cells.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
43 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 9, wherein the control data indicates the number of data packets corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format and the number of data packets corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
200 words
In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for transmitting data packets to a receiving station comprises: means for receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; means for inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; means for multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; means for transmitting the data packets and the control data over a common telecommunication channel, including means for transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell; wherein the asynchronous transfer mode cell is a resource management Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
200 words
In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for transmitting data packets to a receiving station comprises: means for receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; means for inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; means for multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; means for transmitting the data packets and the control data over a common telecommunication channel, including means for transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell; wherein the asynchronous transfer mode cell is a resource management Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
213 words
In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for transmitting data packets to a receiving station comprises: means for receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; means for inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; means for multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; means for transmitting the data packets and the control data over a common telecommunication channel, including means for transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell; wherein the Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell contains at least one microcell and wherein said control data is inserted into an extended portion of a microcell start pointer, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
213 words
In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for transmitting data packets to a receiving station comprises: means for receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; means for inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; means for multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; means for transmitting the data packets and the control data over a common telecommunication channel, including means for transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell; wherein the Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell contains at least one microcell and wherein said control data is inserted into an extended portion of a microcell start pointer, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
183 words
In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for transmitting data packets to a receiving station comprises: means for receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; means for inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; means for multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; means for transmitting the data packets and the control data over a common telecommunication channel, including means for transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of a microcell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
183 words
In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for transmitting data packets to a receiving station comprises: means for receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; means for inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; means for multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; means for transmitting the data packets and the control data over a common telecommunication channel, including means for transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of a microcell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 15, wherein the microcell is a resource management microcell.
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