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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1993
Christoph Beck, Munich, DE;
Bruno Pfaeffel, Hoehenkirchen-Sieg. Brunn, DE;
Michael Stegherr, Neubiberg, DE;
Rueidger Tanzke, Munich, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
An interface (SSE) is provided for transmission of message cells appearing on an offering trunk (ZL) with a specific transmission bit rate and belonging to different virtual connections or virtual paths via inputs of an ATM communication equipment (ATM-K) designed for a lower transmission bit rate. This interface includes a plurality of processors (MBHE, SBHE1, . . . , SBHE3) connected to the offering trunk which have their output sides respectively connected to at least one of the inputs. Under the control of one of the processors as a master processor (MBHE), the message cells are cyclically distributed onto all processors and, subsequently, are forwarded by these processors to the ATM communication equipment, upon attachment of a sequence number that is valid at the moment for the respective virtual connection or respective virtual path.