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Methods for flexibly allocating bandwidth for a point-to-point serial, bidirectional communication path

  • US 5,051,984 A
  • Filed: 07/30/1990
  • Issued: 09/24/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of allocating bandwidth on each of a plurality of data paths in a digital communication switching system that has a switching granularity of "x" bits per second, wherein each of said data paths has a bandwidth divided into "m" slots, the slots each being subdivided into "n" fragments, each x bits per second wide, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) inputting a bandwidth allocation parameter, to bandwidth allocation control means, to specify a particular fragment allocation rule predefined to correspond to said bandwidth allocation parameter; and

    (b) allocating bandwidth, via said bandwidth allocation control means, in integer multiples of x bits per second in accordance with the predefined allocation rule specified by said bandwidth allocation parameter.

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