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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1998
Hyong S. Kim, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Stephen J. Vogelsang, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
FORE Systems, Inc., Warrendale, PA (US);
Abstract
An ATM communications system. The system includes an ATM network on which ABR traffic having ABR connections travel and UBR traffic having UBR connections travel. The system includes a first source node which produces UBR traffic connected to the ATM network. The system includes a first UBR-ABR gateway which is connected to the ATM network and which receives the UBR traffic and converts the UBR traffic to ABR traffic. The system includes a second UBR-ABR gateway which is connected to the ATM network and which receives ABR traffic and converts the ABR traffic to UBR traffic. The system includes a destination node connected to the ATM network which receives the UBR traffic. A UBR-ABR gateway regarding ABR traffic having ABR connections and UBR traffic having UBR connections. The gateway includes at least one input port for receiving UBR traffic. The gateway includes a controller which converts the UBR traffic to ABR traffic. The gateway includes at least one output port for sending the ABR traffic from the switch. A method for sending ABR and UBR traffic over an ATM network.