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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
R. Brough Turner, Newton Corner, MA (US);
Harry Norris, Maynard, MA (US);
Julius Rothschild, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Assignee:
NMS Communications Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/16 ; H04J 3/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/16 ; H04J 3/22 ;
Abstract
A network communication system includes a packet translator operatively connected between a tributary network port and a trunk network port. A tributary format is communicated through the tributary network ports and includes tributary packets that each include a header field and a data field. An aggregate format is communicated through the trunk network port, and includes a packet that includes an aggregate header field and the data fields.