The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Dec. 15, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas R Eames, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Kenneth M Buckland, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
Lac X Trinh, Petaluma, CA (US);
Steven D Warwick, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Next Level Communications, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
370443 ; 370458 ; 370463 ; 370395 ;
Abstract
Digital data is transported bidirectionally between a broadband network unit and devices. The data is transmitted in a series of frame intervals that include request slots and cell slots for transmission of ATM data. The request slots may be used by a device to request one or more cell slots. The broadband network unit determines which requests to grant. If the request is granted, the device may use the cell slot to transmit ATM data. In addition, the request slot can accommodate Time Division Multiplex data such as digital telephony.