Converter and communication control method

Details Converter and communication control method Converter and communication control method

2005-06-09

2009-10-06

Sam, Phirin (Department: 2419)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S466000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07599376

ABSTRACT:
A converter for connecting its ATM network with other ATM networks through a LAN, which is provided with an address translation table storing external VPIs, internal VPIs uniquely assigned to the LAN, and opposing MAC addresses for opposing converters in correspondence and a processing unit for performing control for transmitting, to the LAN, frames changed from the external VPI/VCIs of headers of cells from its ATM network to the internal VPI/VCIs by referring to the address translation table and having opposing MAC addresses corresponding to the internal VPI/VCIs attached, removing the opposing MAC addresses of frames received from the LAN by referring to the address translation table, and transmitting cells changed from internal VPI/VCIs to external VPI/VCIs to its ATM network.

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