Distributed switching architecture
First Claim
1. A distributed switching architecture for a communication network comprising:
- a plurality of groups of user ports for message transmissions;
a plurality of user node means for receiving message transmissions from user ports, composing data frames from said message transmissions, transmitting the data frames in TDMA bursts over an associated communication channel, receiving continuous TDM signals including data intended for individual user ports, and distributing the data to the individual user ports, said user node means being connected to all of the user ports in a group;
a plurality of distributed switch means, each connected to at least one user node means by respective associated communication channels and at least one other distributed switch means by communication links, for receiving data frames in TDMA bursts from its associated user node means and receiving data frames from associated distributed switch means, temporarily storing the data frames in a storage device located within said distributed switch means, and transmitting TDM data frames to associated user node means in accordance with a time plan and transmitting data frames to associated distributed switch means; and
a means for network control connected to all distributed switch means for generation and distribution of said time plan.
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Abstract
A communication network made up of distributed switching stations controlled by a network control center. The distributed switches communicate with each other over long haul links and locally with users over short haul communication channels to user switches. Each user switch interfaces a distributed switch to a plurality of individual users. Communication is carried out in a Demand Assigned Multiple Access fashion with the distributed switches communicating with differential inbound and outbound data frame lengths. The outbound frames being shorter and in time division multiplexed (TDM) format. The inbound data frames from the user switches are longer and in time division multiple access (TDMA) format.
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23 Claims
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1. A distributed switching architecture for a communication network comprising:
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a plurality of groups of user ports for message transmissions; a plurality of user node means for receiving message transmissions from user ports, composing data frames from said message transmissions, transmitting the data frames in TDMA bursts over an associated communication channel, receiving continuous TDM signals including data intended for individual user ports, and distributing the data to the individual user ports, said user node means being connected to all of the user ports in a group; a plurality of distributed switch means, each connected to at least one user node means by respective associated communication channels and at least one other distributed switch means by communication links, for receiving data frames in TDMA bursts from its associated user node means and receiving data frames from associated distributed switch means, temporarily storing the data frames in a storage device located within said distributed switch means, and transmitting TDM data frames to associated user node means in accordance with a time plan and transmitting data frames to associated distributed switch means; and a means for network control connected to all distributed switch means for generation and distribution of said time plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A point-to-multipoint communication system comprising:
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a plurality of remote communication terminals; a central switching terminal for communicating with said remote terminals over a plurality of communication channels including; a plurality of means for interfacing said central switching terminal with said communication channels, receiving inbound data frames from said remote terminals implementing a stored burst time plan for outputting outbound data frames to said remote terminals in a demand assigned fashion; processor means for controlling said means for interfacing and generating and providing said burst time plan to said means for interfacing; time slot interchange means for temporary storage of said data frames wherein inbound frames are stored in a predetermined order based upon the channel they are received from and outbound data are output in a sequence prescribed by said burst time plan; processor bus means for connecting said processor means to said means for interfacing and time slot interchange means to said means for interfacing; a time shared address bus means, connecting the time slot interchange means to a means for interfacing for providing said time slot interchange means with plan addresses contained in said burst time plans. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method of point-to-multipoint communication between a plurality of remote terminals and a central station which receives inbound data frames and transmits outbound data frames made up of a plurality of time sockets with differing sources and destinations within said remote terminals comprising the steps;
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for inbound communication; each remote terminal successively transmitting time division multiple access inbound data frames to the central station; the central station receives the inbound data frames and loads them into a time slot interchange for temporary storage; for outbound communication; resequencing the stored time sockets into outbound data frames in accordance to a burst time plan; transmitting the burst time plan to the remote terminals; transmitting the outbound data frames in time division multiplexed fashion to all associated remote terminals; each remote terminal accessing the outbound data frames in accordance to the burst time plan and receiving only the data of those time sockets with a destination within said remote terminal. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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