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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen Routliffe, Kanata, CA;
Assignee:
Zarlink Semiconductor Inc., Ottawa, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 1/500 ; H04J 1/16 ; H04J 3/14 ; H04L 1/226 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 1/500 ; H04J 1/16 ; H04J 3/14 ; H04L 1/226 ;
Abstract
A cell transmission rate controller for use in providing constant bit rate services in an ATM or like network has a predictor for determining the payload size of the next cell, and a plurality of buffers for storing TDM data. A control circuit monitors the buffers and generates a trigger signal to produce a cell when sufficient TDM data has accumulated to fill the next cell.