Fast packet adaptation method for ensuring packet portability across diversified switching type networks
First Claim
1. A packet format adaptation method for ensuring portability of packet traffic from a first switching type network to a second switching type network, comprising the steps of:
- 1A) applying predetermined constraints to edge traffic type specific adaption protocols, and1B) adaptation of a format of each packet from the first switching type packet system to a format that is portable across the second switching type packet system, wherein the first switching type network is a fast packet (FP) network and the second switching type network is a cell relay network.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for fast packet information transfer from a first type switching system to a diverse, i.e., different, type switching system by adaptation of a format of each fast packet from the first type switching system to a format that is portable across the second type switching system. For example, the present invention enables transport of fast packets from a fast packet switching system across a cell relay system and vice versa, from a fast packet switching system across an asynchronous transfer mode system and vice versa, and so on.
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28 Claims
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1. A packet format adaptation method for ensuring portability of packet traffic from a first switching type network to a second switching type network, comprising the steps of:
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1A) applying predetermined constraints to edge traffic type specific adaption protocols, and 1B) adaptation of a format of each packet from the first switching type packet system to a format that is portable across the second switching type packet system, wherein the first switching type network is a fast packet (FP) network and the second switching type network is a cell relay network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A packet format adaptation method for ensuring portability of diverse traffic types from various sources of traffic from a first type packet switching network across a second type packet switching network, where the adaption at an edge of first packet network ensures that one packet is transported in said second packet network for every packet in first network, comprising the steps of:
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11A) limiting the payload size of the generated packets at an edge node of said first packet network, 11B) receiving packets from the first type packet switching network at an inter-networking switching node connected to the second type switching network, 11C) translating the packets from the first switching type network into packets of the second type switching network in accordance with a predetermined translation procedure, wherein the first switching type network is a fast packet network and the second type switching network is a cell relay network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A connection oriented communication network system for ensuring portability of packet traffic from a first switching type network to a second switching type network, comprising:
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21A) traffic sources, for providing diverse traffic to a first networking edge node of the first switching type packet network, 21B) the first networking edge node, having a first edge traffic adapter for performing predetermined traffic type specific adaption protocols to convert various traffic types to first type packets compatible with the first type packet network, where the packets are also convertible one-to-one to second type packets that are compatible with the second type packet network, 21C) the first type packet network, operably coupled to the first networking edge node, for transporting first type packets sequentially to at least a first inter-networking node, 21D) the first inter-networking node, operably coupled to the first type packet network, for operably coupling the first type packet network to at least the second type packet network and converting the first type packets to second type packets that are compatible with the second type packet network, 21E) the second type packet network, operably coupled to the first inter-networking node, for transporting second type packets sequentially to at least a second inter-networking node, 21F) the second inter-networking node, operably coupled to the second type packet network, for operably coupling the second type packet network to at least a third type packet network and converting the second type packets to third type packets that are compatible with the third type packet network, 21G) the third type packet network, operably coupled to the second inter-networking node, for transporting third type packets sequentially to at least a second edge node, 21H) the second edge node, operably coupled to the third type packet network, having a second edge traffic adapter for performing predetermined traffic type specific adaption protocols to convert the third type packets to the original diverse traffic types that are compatible with destination sources, and 21I) destination sources, operably coupled to the second edge node, for receiving the traffic. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A connection-oriented communication network system for ensuring portability of packet traffic from a first switching type network to a second switching type network, comprising:
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23A) traffic sources, for providing diverse traffic to a first edge node of the first switching type packet network, 23B) the first edge node, having a first traffic adapter for performing predetermined traffic type specific adaption protocols to convert various traffic types from the traffic sources to first type packets compatible with the first type packet network, where the packets are also convertible one-to-one to second type packets that are compatible with the second type packet network, then converting the first type packets to second type packets that are compatible with the second type packet network, 23C) the second type packet network, operably coupled to the first edge node, for transporting second type packets sequentially to at least a first inter-networking node, 23D) the first inter-networking node, operably coupled to the second type packet network, for operably coupling the second type packet network to at least a third type packet network and converting the second type packets to third type packets that are compatible with the third type packet network, 23E) the third type packet network, operably coupled to the first inter-networking node, for transporting third type packets sequentially to at least a second edge node, 23F) the second edge node, operably coupled to the third type packet network, having a second traffic adapter for performing predetermined traffic type specific adaption protocols to convert the third type packets to the original diverse traffic types that are compatible with destination sources, and 23G) destination sources, operably coupled to the second edge node, for receiving the traffic. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A connection-oriented communication network system for ensuring portability of packet traffic from a first switching type network to a second switching type network, comprising:
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25A) traffic sources, for providing diverse traffic to a first edge node of the first switching type packet network, 25B) the first networking edge node, having a first edge traffic adapter for performing predetermined traffic type specific adaption protocols to convert various traffic types to first type packets compatible with the first type packet network, where the packets are also convertible one-to-one to second type packets that are compatible with the second type packet network, 25C) the first type packet network, operably coupled to the first networking edge node, for transporting first type packets sequentially to at least a first inter-networking node, 25D) the first inter-networking node, operably coupled to the first type packet network, for operably coupling the first type packet network to at least the second type packet network and converting the first type packets to second type packets that are compatible with the second type packet network, 25E) the second type packet network, operably coupled to the first inter-networking node, for transporting second type packets sequentially to at least a second edge node, 25F) the second edge node, operably coupled to the second type packet network, converts the second type packets to third type packets that are compatible with a third type packet network, and having a second edge traffic adapter for performing predetermined traffic type specific adaption protocols to convert the third type packets to the original diverse traffic types that are compatible with destination sources, and 25G) destination sources, operably coupled to the second edge node, for receiving the traffic. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A connection,oriented communication network system for ensuring portability of packet traffic from a first switching type network to a second switching type network, comprising:
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27A) traffic sources, for providing diverse traffic to a first edge node of the first switching type packet network, 27B) the first edge node, having a first traffic adapter for performing predetermined traffic type specific adaption protocols to convert various traffic types from the traffic sources to first type packets compatible with the first type packet network, where the packets are also convertible one-to-one to second type packets that are compatible with the second type packet network, then converting the first type packets to second type packets that are compatible with the second type packet network, 27C) the second type packet network, operably coupled to the first edge node, for transporting second type packets sequentially to at least a second edge node, 27D) the second edge node, operably coupled to the second type packet network, converts the second type packets to third type packets that are compatible with a third type packet network, and having a second edge traffic adapter for performing predetermined traffic type specific adaption protocols to convert the third type packets to the original diverse traffic types that are compatible with destination sources, and 27E) destination sources, operably coupled to the second edge node, for receiving the traffic. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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