ATM packet access gateway
First Claim
1. An ATM Packet Access Gateway (ATM PAG) system for managing an ATM bearer path between ATM endpoints, comprising:
- an ATM PAG;
a first ATM bearer connection termination in said ATM PAG for terminating a first bearer connection with a first ATM endpoint;
a second ATM connection termination in said ATM PAG for terminating a second bearer connection with a second ATM endpoint;
a call control entity associated with said ATM PAG for communicating call control instructions to said ATM PAG, said call control instructions including instructions for logically concatenating said connections into an active ATM bearer path extending between said first ATM endpoint and said second ATM endpoint;
a Media Access Gateway (MAG) in said ATM PAG for controlling the establishment of said first and second bearer connections;
an ATM switch in said ATM PAG for establishing said first and second bearer connections and moving bearer traffic ATM packet payloads over said active ATM bearer path; and
said MAG and said ATM switch being adapted to cooperate in the logical concatenation of said first and second bearer connections and the formation of said active ATM bearer path.
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Abstract
An ATM Packet Access Gateway (ATM PAG) system manages an ATM bearer path extending between ATM endpoints participating, for example, in a VoATM call. The system includes an ATM PAG having a first ATM bearer connection termination for terminating a first bearer connection with a first ATM endpoint, and a second ATM connection termination for terminating a second bearer connection with a second ATM endpoint. A call control entity is associated with the ATM PAG and communicates call control instructions thereto. The call control instructions include instructions for logically concatenating the first and second ATM bearer connections into an active ATM bearer path extending between the first ATM endpoint and the second ATM endpoint. A Media Access Gateway (MAG) function of the ATM PAG is responsible for establishing the connections that form the ATM bearer path. An ATM switch function of the ATM PAG moves bearer traffic ATM packet payloads over the active ATM bearer path.
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31 Claims
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1. An ATM Packet Access Gateway (ATM PAG) system for managing an ATM bearer path between ATM endpoints, comprising:
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an ATM PAG;
a first ATM bearer connection termination in said ATM PAG for terminating a first bearer connection with a first ATM endpoint;
a second ATM connection termination in said ATM PAG for terminating a second bearer connection with a second ATM endpoint;
a call control entity associated with said ATM PAG for communicating call control instructions to said ATM PAG, said call control instructions including instructions for logically concatenating said connections into an active ATM bearer path extending between said first ATM endpoint and said second ATM endpoint;
a Media Access Gateway (MAG) in said ATM PAG for controlling the establishment of said first and second bearer connections;
an ATM switch in said ATM PAG for establishing said first and second bearer connections and moving bearer traffic ATM packet payloads over said active ATM bearer path; and
said MAG and said ATM switch being adapted to cooperate in the logical concatenation of said first and second bearer connections and the formation of said active ATM bearer path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 23)
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11. A method for managing an ATM bearer path between ATM endpoints, comprising the steps of:
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terminating a first ATM bearer connection with a first ATM endpoint;
terminating a second bearer connection with a second ATM endpoint;
logically concatenating said first and second bearer connections into an active ATM bearer path extending between said first ATM endpoint and said second ATM endpoint; and
moving bearer traffic ATM packet payloads over said active ATM bearer path. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product for managing an ATM bearer path between ATM endpoints, comprising:
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one or more data storage media;
program means recorded on said one or more data storage media for;
terminating a first ATM bearer connection with a first ATM endpoint;
terminating a second bearer connection with a second ATM endpoint;
logically concatenating said first and second bearer connections into an active ATM bearer path extending between said first ATM endpoint and said second ATM endpoint; and
moving bearer traffic ATM packet payloads over said active ATM bearer path. - View Dependent Claims (22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An ATM Packet Access Gateway (ATM PAG) for managing an ATM bearer path between ATM endpoints, comprising:
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a first ATM bearer connection termination for terminating a first bearer connection with a first ATM endpoint;
a second ATM connection termination for terminating a second bearer connection with a second ATM endpoint;
a Media Access Gateway (MAG) for controlling the establishment of said first and second bearer connections;
an ATM switch for moving bearer traffic ATM packet payloads over said active ATM bearer path; and
said MAG and said ATM switch being adapted to cooperate in the logical concatenation of said first and second bearer connections and the formation of said active ATM bearer path based on call control instructions received by said MAG from a call control entity.
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