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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1996
Yuichi Harada, Nagoya, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A method that converts multimegabit-rate data into asynchronous transfer mode ATM cells and vice versa which are utilized in a switching system. The method includes determining whether the data is effective or ineffective in accordance with a portion of the data. Converting the data into the ATM cells when the data is determined to be effective. Disregarding the data when the data is determined to be ineffective. The method can be realized by an ATM interface converting unit connected with the switching system and a service interface unit. The service interface unit includes at least one of a switched multimegabit data services interface unit, a frame relay interface unit or a digital signal interface unit.