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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuji Munakata, Yokohama, JP;
Sachito Shibata, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/228 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/228 ;
Abstract
An ATM switch comprises a detector that detects impairments in signal lines, and a controller that controls the preservation of paths that have been established by call control via a signal line when an impairment has been detected on a signal line by the detector. When an impairment has occurred only on a signal line, interruptions in communications services are prevented by causing the data line paths to be preserved rather than released.