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Micro-frame multiplex transmitter
Assignee: NTT Docomo Inc
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Filing: 1996-12-24
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Granted: 2000-05-09
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Expires: 2016-12-24
Abstract
Abstract A concrete circuit configuration is proposed of a multiplex transmitter for loading a standard ATM cell with multiplexed micro-frames which are each shorter than the standard ATM cell. The input micro-frames are delivered to a distributor 504 in the input order through an interface 503. The distributor 504 distributes the input micro-frames using distributing information input. The distributing information accords with the service condition of each connection or micro-frame. An extracting circuit 506 selects buffers in accordance with predetermined buffer selection logic. A cell cancellation monitor circuit 508 relinquishes micro-frames exceeding cell tolerable time periods T2-1-T2-m. A multiplexing processor 507 transfers the cell or a idle cell to a sender 511 in accordance with the cell transfer timing of the sender 511.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroki Morikawa
- 👤 Yukichi Saito
- 👤 Hiroshi Kawakami
- 👤 Fumiaki Ishino
- 👤 Akihisa Nakajima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:19
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; H04Q11/0428; H04Q11/0478; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; H04L12/54; H04L12/56; H04L12/5601; H04L2012/5638; H04L2012/5646; H04L2012/5649; H04L2012/5652; H04L2012/566; H04L2012/5661; H04L2012/5672; H04L2012/5678; H04L2012/5679; H04L2012/5681
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
A multiplex transmitter for performing multiplex transmission by loading a standard ATM cell with multiplexed connections comprising micro-frames each including data shorter than the standard ATM cell, said multiplex transmitter comprising: multiplex queuing buffers for storing input micro-frames; an extracting portion for extracting entire micro-frames in the multiplex queuing buffers when a predetermined extracting time comes as determined by a timer set upon arrival of a first input micro-frame, or when a number of the micro-frames in each of said multiplex queuing buffers reaches a predetermined number; a multiplexing processor for carrying out multiplex processing onto the standard ATM cell in accordance with a predetermined multiplexing scheme, a transmission queuing buffer for storing the standard ATM cell; a cell cancellation monitor portion for canceling a cell whose dwell time in the transmission queuing buffer reaches a predetermined canceling time; an extracting portion for extracting the standard ATM cell from the transmission queuing buffer; and a sender for transferring an extracted standard ATM cell to an output channel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
A multiplex transmitter for performing multiplex transmission by loading a standard ATM cell with multiplexed connections comprising micro-frames each including data shorter than the standard ATM cell, said multiplex transmitter comprising: multiplex queuing buffers for storing input micro-frames; an extracting portion for extracting entire micro-frames in the multiplex queuing buffers when a predetermined extracting time comes as determined by a timer set upon arrival of a first input micro-frame, or when a number of the micro-frames in each of said multiplex queuing buffers reaches a predetermined number; a multiplexing processor for carrying out multiplex processing onto the standard ATM cell in accordance with a predetermined multiplexing scheme, a transmission queuing buffer for storing the standard ATM cell; a cell cancellation monitor portion for canceling a cell whose dwell time in the transmission queuing buffer reaches a predetermined canceling time; an extracting portion for extracting the standard ATM cell from the transmission queuing buffer; and a sender for transferring an extracted standard ATM cell to an output channel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
204 words
A multiplex transmitter for performing multiplex transmission by loading a standard ATM cell with multiplexed connections comprising micro-frames each including data shorter than the standard ATM cell, said multiplex transmitter comprising: multiplex queuing buffers for storing input micro-frames; an extracting portion for extracting entire micro-frames in each of the multiplex queuing buffers; a multiplexing processor for carrying out multiplex processing onto the standard ATM cell in accordance with a predetermined multiplexing scheme, and notifying said extracting portion of the data length loadable onto a next ATM cell, said extracting portion extracting the entire micro-frames in each of the multiplex queuing buffers when a predetermined extracting time comes as determined by a timer set upon arrival of a first input micro-frame, or when a total length of the micro-frames in each of said multiplex queuing buffers reaches the data length notified by said multiplexing processor; a transmission queuing buffer for storing the standard ATM cell; a cell cancellation monitor portion for canceling a cell whose dwell time in the transmission queuing buffer reaches a predetermined canceling time; an extracting portion for extracting the standard ATM cell from the transmission queuing buffer; and a sender for transferring an extracted standard ATM cell to an output channel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
204 words
A multiplex transmitter for performing multiplex transmission by loading a standard ATM cell with multiplexed connections comprising micro-frames each including data shorter than the standard ATM cell, said multiplex transmitter comprising: multiplex queuing buffers for storing input micro-frames; an extracting portion for extracting entire micro-frames in each of the multiplex queuing buffers; a multiplexing processor for carrying out multiplex processing onto the standard ATM cell in accordance with a predetermined multiplexing scheme, and notifying said extracting portion of the data length loadable onto a next ATM cell, said extracting portion extracting the entire micro-frames in each of the multiplex queuing buffers when a predetermined extracting time comes as determined by a timer set upon arrival of a first input micro-frame, or when a total length of the micro-frames in each of said multiplex queuing buffers reaches the data length notified by said multiplexing processor; a transmission queuing buffer for storing the standard ATM cell; a cell cancellation monitor portion for canceling a cell whose dwell time in the transmission queuing buffer reaches a predetermined canceling time; an extracting portion for extracting the standard ATM cell from the transmission queuing buffer; and a sender for transferring an extracted standard ATM cell to an output channel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
69 words
The multiplex transmitter as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein there are provided parallel circuits each including said multiplex queuing buffers, said first mentioned extracting portion, said multiplexing processor, and said transmission queuing buffer, and wherein there is further provided a distributor for distributing said input micro-frames, said distributor distributing said input micro-frames to said multiplex queuing buffers having different multiplexing schemes in accordance with predetermined services conditions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The multiplex transmitter as claimed in claim 3, wherein said multiplexing processor determines extracting order from said buffers in accordance with the service conditions, extracts the micro-frames, and selects the multiplexing scheme in accordance with the service conditions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
171 words
A multiplex transmitter for performing multiplex transmission by loading a standard ATM cell with multiplexed connections comprising micro-frames each including data shorter than the standard ATM cell, said multiplex transmitter comprising: a plurality of buffers for storing input micro-frames; a cell cancellation monitor portion for storing each input micro-frame into one of the buffers, for monitoring a dwell time of each of the input micro-frames in the transmitter, and for canceling a micro-frame which dwells in one of the buffers for more than a predetermined canceling time; an extracting portion for successively extracting from the buffers the micro-frames in accordance with their input order, a number of the extracted micro-frames being limited within a predetermined number; a multiplexing processor for carrying out multiplex processing onto the standard ATM cell in accordance with a predetermined multiplexing scheme; a sender for transferring an extracted standard ATM cell to an output channel; and a processing timing control circuit for controlling and coordinating processing timings of said extracting portion, said multiplexing processor and said sender.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
171 words
A multiplex transmitter for performing multiplex transmission by loading a standard ATM cell with multiplexed connections comprising micro-frames each including data shorter than the standard ATM cell, said multiplex transmitter comprising: a plurality of buffers for storing input micro-frames; a cell cancellation monitor portion for storing each input micro-frame into one of the buffers, for monitoring a dwell time of each of the input micro-frames in the transmitter, and for canceling a micro-frame which dwells in one of the buffers for more than a predetermined canceling time; an extracting portion for successively extracting from the buffers the micro-frames in accordance with their input order, a number of the extracted micro-frames being limited within a predetermined number; a multiplexing processor for carrying out multiplex processing onto the standard ATM cell in accordance with a predetermined multiplexing scheme; a sender for transferring an extracted standard ATM cell to an output channel; and a processing timing control circuit for controlling and coordinating processing timings of said extracting portion, said multiplexing processor and said sender.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
230 words
A multiplex transmitter for performing multiplex transmission by loading a standard ATM cell with multiplexed connections comprising micro-frames each including data shorter than the standard ATM cell, said multiplex transmitter comprising: a plurality of buffers for storing input micro-frames; a cell cancellation monitor portion for storing each input micro-frame into one of the buffers, for monitoring a dwell time of each of the micro-frames in the transmitter, and for canceling a micro-frame which dwells in one of the buffers for more than a predetermined canceling time; an extracting portion for successively extracting from the buffers the micro-frames in accordance with their input order until an accumulated data length of the micro-frames and additional data exceeds a data length loadable onto the standard cell to be sent in a next term, or until a predetermined extracting time period had elapsed as determined by a timer set upon arrival of a first input micro-frame; a multiplexing processor for carrying out multiplex processing onto the standard ATM cell in accordance with a predetermined multiplexing scheme and for notifying said extracting portion of the data length loadable onto the standard ATM cell to be sent in the next term; a sender for transferring an extracted standard ATM cell to an output channel; and a processing timing control circuit for controlling and coordinating processing timings of said extracting portion, said multiplexing processor and said sender.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
230 words
A multiplex transmitter for performing multiplex transmission by loading a standard ATM cell with multiplexed connections comprising micro-frames each including data shorter than the standard ATM cell, said multiplex transmitter comprising: a plurality of buffers for storing input micro-frames; a cell cancellation monitor portion for storing each input micro-frame into one of the buffers, for monitoring a dwell time of each of the micro-frames in the transmitter, and for canceling a micro-frame which dwells in one of the buffers for more than a predetermined canceling time; an extracting portion for successively extracting from the buffers the micro-frames in accordance with their input order until an accumulated data length of the micro-frames and additional data exceeds a data length loadable onto the standard cell to be sent in a next term, or until a predetermined extracting time period had elapsed as determined by a timer set upon arrival of a first input micro-frame; a multiplexing processor for carrying out multiplex processing onto the standard ATM cell in accordance with a predetermined multiplexing scheme and for notifying said extracting portion of the data length loadable onto the standard ATM cell to be sent in the next term; a sender for transferring an extracted standard ATM cell to an output channel; and a processing timing control circuit for controlling and coordinating processing timings of said extracting portion, said multiplexing processor and said sender.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
The multiplex transmitter as claimed in claim 5 or 6, wherein there is further provided a distributor for distributing said input micro-frames, said distributor distributing said input micro-frames to said buffers having different multiplexing schemes or having different canceling times of the micro-frame in accordance with predetermined services conditions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The multiplex transmitter as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of said buffers determines extracting order in accordance with the service conditions, extracts the micro-frames, and selects the multiplexing scheme in accordance with the service conditions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
57 words
The multiplex transmitter as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said extracting portion performs extracting control not only of the transmission queuing buffer which stores the ATM cell onto which the multiplexing has been carried out, but also of the transmission queuing buffer which stores the ATM cell onto which no multiplexing has been carried out.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
45 words
The multiplex transmitter as claimed in claim 5 or 6, wherein said extracting portion performs extracting control not only of said buffers which store multiplexed micro-frames, but also of a buffer which stores the standard ATM cell onto which no multiplexing has been carried out.
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