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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ashok V. Krishnamoorthy, Middletown, NJ (US);
Martin C. Nuss, Fair Haven, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/02 ;
Abstract
A statistically-multiplexed link for transporting aggregated data from multiple clients to a central server. A concentrator is used to separate packets containing valid data (live packets) from invalid (dead) packets. When combined with a conventional multiplexer, the concentrator circuit provides arbitration on a first-come first-served basis and allows a smaller multiplexer to service a larger number of inputs thereby enabling a more statistically efficient multiplexed link.