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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1993
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A first terminal unit is connected to a line switch via a set of data lines. A second terminal unit is connected to the first terminal unit via a set of data lines. A third terminal unit is connected to the second terminal unit via a set of data lines. Therefore, the terminals are sequentially connected in series. Cells transmitted to the terminals are multiplexed by each terminal and sequentially transmitted upstream, to the third terminal unit, the second terminal unit, and the first terminal unit together with a token. Since the first terminal unit receives a first identification signal from a switch and a second identification signal from downstream, the first terminal unit recognizes that it is the highest order terminal unit, and sends a cell to the switch after separating the cell from a token which is to be returned downstream. Since the second terminal unit does not receive the first identification signal and receives only the second identification signal, it recognizes that it is an intermediate terminal unit, and sends back downstream a token returned from upstream. Since the third terminal unit does not receive the identification signals, it recognizes that it is the lowest order terminal unit, and sends upstream a cell transmitted via a low data rate line according to a token returned from upstream.