Multiplex communications – Wide area network – Packet switching
Patent
1992-12-29
1994-01-25
Olms, Douglas W.
Multiplex communications
Wide area network
Packet switching
370 8512, 370 8513, 370 8515, H04J 300, H04J 316
Patent
active
052821994
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus allow the interoperability of a token ring packet data network managed by the timed-token protocol (FDDI-I) and a TDM network (FDDI-II) with a given bandwidth allocation assigned to the packet data timed-token protocol. Only a single token is used, and the delay and loss of packets which cannot be transmitted on account of limited bandwidth is reduced. The flow of packets into the slots of the communications ring following the TDM protocol is controlled by varying the amount of time in which the token is held by the interface between the two communication rings. That is, the time in which the token is held by the interface is a function of the number TDM slots allocated to the transmission of packet data.
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Herzberg Louis P.
Patel Baiju V.
Ruiz Antonio
Schaffa Frank A.
Willebeek-LeMair Marc H.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Olms Douglas W.
Vu Huy D.
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