ATM-port with integrated ethernet switch interface

Details ATM-port with integrated ethernet switch interface ATM-port with integrated ethernet switch interface

2008-05-06

2008-05-06

Vu, Huy D. (Department: 2616)

Multiplex communications

Communication techniques for information carried in plural...

Adaptive

C370S395430, C709S249000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07369568

ABSTRACT:
An ATM-port module for an ATM-node having an Ethernet switch includes an ATM-controller; and an Ethernet-switch interface connecting it to the Ethernet switch. The switch has an Ethernet encapsulating-unit for encapsulating ATM cells processes by the ATM-controller into packets for transmission to the switch, and an Ethernet decapsulating-unit for extracting ATM cells from packets received from the switch. The module further includes a segmentation-and-reassembly unit; and a buffering-and-scheduling unit. The buffering-and-scheduling unit provides a processed enlarged-ATM-cell to the encapsulating-unit when an indication flag indicates that an ATM port is a destination port of the enlarged ATM-cell; and a processed enlarged-ATM-cell to the segmentation-and-reassembly unit when an indication flag indicates that an Ethernet port is the enlarged ATM-cell's destination port.

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