摘要:
A system and method for delivering packetized data representing radio signals to and from cell sites, and to and from a destination point via a fast packet network. Each cell site includes an interface for packetizing the radio signals and transmitting the packetized data to its destination. The destination could be a delivery point at a switch connected to the telephone network, which then converts the packetized data into a form usable by the telephone network. Alternatively, the destination point could be another cell site, which then depacketizes the radio signal and retransmits the radio signal to another wireless communication device without connecting to the telephone network.
摘要:
A system for relaying CDMA packetized data from a cell site or sites to a destination speech processor. The CDMA packetized data, is received at the cell site and is sent in its packetized form along with a destination address to a packet switch. A packet handler at the packet switch receives the CDMA data packets and forwards them on a packet bus. If the destination speech processor assigned to that call is connected to the packet bus, it recognizes its own address and processes the data packet.
摘要:
Soft handoff is provided in a mobile-to-mobile call in a cellular communication system, wherein a first mobile is moving from a first cell to a second cell, and the second mobile is in a third cell. The first mobile requests a handoff from the first cell to the second cell. In response, information regarding the call handoff is sent to the second and third cells. During handoff, the first and second cells receive radio transmission from the first mobile, and they both translate the transmissions into electronic data, packetize the data, and send the packetized data to the third cell. The third cell sends packetized data from the second mobile to both the first and second cells. Further, the second mobile may also move from the third cell to a fourth cell. The second mobile requests a handoff from the third cell to the fourth cell. Call data is sent to the fourth cell identifying the first and second cells. Call data is sent to the first and second cells identifying the fourth cell. The first and second cells thereafter transmit packetized data to the third and fourth cells, and the third and fourth cells send packetized data to the first and second cells.
摘要:
A system for delivering packetized data in a network comprising a plurality of packet switch communities, wherein each of the packet switch communities has a plurality of endpoints connected to a common packet switch and having a unique address, and wherein each of the endpoints has addresses unique to their respective packet switch community. The endpoints in this system add a two-part destination address to the packetized data to be sent, wherein the first field represents a packet switch community and the second represents a destination endpoint. Each packet switch community is responsive to the first field being different from its own address for delivering the packetized data to a switch. The switch is responsive to the first field for delivering the packetized data to a packet switch community identified by the first field. Finally, each endpoint in the destination packet switch community is responsive to the first and second address fields for accepting packetized data.
摘要:
Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) signal streams are converted into Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) cells for switching and transmission across a telecommunications network. Each cell carries one PCM sample of up to 48 different voice connections, the voice connections being selected from the PCM data streams because they have a common destination. The cells are transmitted over ATM virtual paths, each path transmitting one cell every 125 .mu.s. The ATM signals are switched by units for switching cells (cell switching), while keeping their payload contents intact, and by units for switching the signals for individual voice connections between cells of an ATM signal (cell remapping). Advantageously, ATM transmission systems interface with PCM systems without adding appreciable delay and without requiring additional buffering. Advantageously, new voice paths can be established most of the time by using available slots in the cells of existing virtual paths. Advantageously, large telecommunication networks can be implemented using a small number of switching units.Advantageously, an access switch comprising a cell mapping or distribution stage for assembling cells comprising PCM samples headed for a common output of the access switch are switched in a cell switch to a cell remap unit for collecting PCM samples headed for a common destination into individual cells of an ATM output stream, provides output signals that can be readily and efficiently switched by a transit network for distribution to other access switches of a large network.
摘要:
An arrangement where a switching system receives parameter(s) concerning the traffic expected on a call from a first user to a second user, the system determines a priority for the call based on the expected traffic parameter(s), and information is transmitted to the second user during the call based on the determined priority and with less than a maximum jitter. The priority is selected from a predefined priority table based on expected traffic parameters. The priority table is usable for both constant bit rate and statistical calls.
摘要:
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling overload in a data network. The exemplary embodiment is a Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN) in which data is transmitted within data cells included in a larger data frame using the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) protocol. In response to the network detecting overload, the network sends slow down messages to selected virtual channels to decrease their data rates. The network also acts to block or decrease resource allocations to transmission requests that are likely to overload the network.
摘要:
Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) signal streams are converted into Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) cells for switching and transmission across a telecommunications network. Each cell carries one PCM sample of up to 48 different voice connections, the voice connections being selected from the PCM data streams because they have a common destination. The cells are transmitted over ATM virtual paths, each path transmitting one cell every 125 .mu.s. The ATM signals are switched by units for switching cells (cell switching), while keeping their payload contents intact, and by units for switching the signals for individual voice connections between cells of an ATM signal (cell remapping). Advantageously, ATM transmission systems interface with PCM systems without adding appreciable delay and without requiring additional buffering. Advantageously, new voice paths can be established most of the time by using available slots in the cells of existing virtual paths. Advantageously, large telecommunication networks can be implemented using a small number of switching units.Advantageously, a central communications network comprising stages of cell remapping interconnected by one or more stages of cell switching provides flexibility for interconnecting large access switches; the cell remapping stage may be made part of the access switch.
摘要:
Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) signal streams are converted into Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) cells for switching and transmission across a telecommunications network. Each cell carries one PCM sample of up to 48 different voice connections, the voice connections being selected from the PCM data streams because they have a common destination. The cells are transmitted over ATM virtual paths, each path transmitting one cell every 125 .mu.s. The ATM signals are switched by units for switching cells (cell switching), while keeping their payload contents intact, and by units for switching the signals for individual voice connections between cells of an ATM signal (cell remapping). Advantageously, ATM transmission systems interface with PCM systems without adding appreciable delay and without requiring additional buffering. Advantageously, new voice paths can be established most of the time by using available slots in the cells of existing virtual paths. Advantageously, large telecommunication networks can be implemented using a small number of switching units.Advantageously, such a cell remap unit provides a key element to the implementation of an efficient large ATM voice network.
摘要:
A broadband packet switch arrangement comprising a broadband packet unit connected to a plurality of customer lines and a video switch for selectively connecting packetized video signals from a plurality of video sources to the customer lines. The broadband packet switch unit selectively connects customer lines and transmits received control packets received from the customer lines to a control unit which responds to video request packets by controlling the video switch to connect selected video packets to the customers lines. Each customer line includes a selector circuit which receives video packets and inter-customer broadband ISDN packets and merges them onto the customer line. After the control unit has granted permission to connect a video source to a customer line, video source change requests for the line are sent directly to the video switch which responds thereto by connecting a requested video source to the customer line.