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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
May. 26, 2005
Jinshui Liu, Plano, TX (US);
Weisheng Chen, Allen, TX (US);
Eric Chien-chung Chang, Plano, TX (US);
Yen Shei, Plano, TX (US);
David Z. LU, Dallas, TX (US);
Jinshui Liu, Plano, TX (US);
Weisheng Chen, Allen, TX (US);
Eric Chien-Chung Chang, Plano, TX (US);
Yen Shei, Plano, TX (US);
David Z. Lu, Dallas, TX (US);
Genband US LLC, Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for transporting ATM cells in a device having an Ethernet switching fabric. According to one method, at least one ingress ATM cell is received at an ATM network interface of a device having an Ethernet switching fabric. Next, the connection associated with which the ingress ATM cell is identified. The ATM cell is encapsulated in Ethernet frame addressed to a media processing resource associated with the connection. The Ethernet frame is forwarded to the media processing resource across an Ethernet switching fabric.