Multiplex communications – Wide area network – Packet switching
Patent
1993-01-11
1994-06-14
Safourek, Benedict V.
Multiplex communications
Wide area network
Packet switching
370 60, H04L 1256
Patent
active
053216911
ABSTRACT:
In an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switching arrangement buffer memory capacity is effectively and efficiently increased by employing a plurality of circuit cards including a master circuit card and a plurality of so-called slave circuit cards including additional buffer memory and an internal cell format in which all of the ATM cell routing information is supplied directly to the master circuit card. Then, the master circuit card utilizes the ATM cell routing information to control writing and reading of data to and from its buffer memory locations and the buffer memory locations of each of the plurality of slave circuit cards. This control of the plurality of slave circuit cards requires only unidirectional communications links to pass the control information from the master circuit card to the slave circuit cards.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4823340 (1989-04-01), Grassman et al.
patent: 5233603 (1993-08-01), Takeuchi et al.
Co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/739928, filed Aug. 2, 1991, (M. A. Pashan et al. 3-9).
CCITT Recommendation G.709, Fascicle III.4-"Synchronous Multiplexing Structure", Melbourne, 1988, pp. 121-174.
CCITT Recommendation I.361 (revised) COMSVIII/RAPP/R116E1.DOC, "B-ISDN ATM Layer Specification", Jul. 1992, pp. 2-15.
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Safourek Benedict V.
Stafford Thomas
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