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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard John Proctor, Dorset, GB;
Michael Denis Batts, Dorset, GB;
Mark Timothy Jeffrey, Dorset, GB;
Assignee:
GPT Limited, Coventry, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
370466 ; 370522 ;
Abstract
Statistical multiplexing gain is desirable on ATM links, especially on high-cost international links, and is provided where STM traffic is carried as cells on an ATM bearer. The cells have a bit-stream based AAL format including a map for indicating any STM idle channels. The STM idle channels are not transmitted in the cells. Preferably, the format is AAL Type 1 for structured data, and the map is carried using an extension mechanism of that format.