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General transport layer gateway for heterogeneous networks

  • US 5,491,693 A
  • Filed: 02/01/1994
  • Issued: 02/13/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A gateway for being interconnected between a first single protocol transport network SPTN running a first transport provider protocol and a second SPTN running a second transport provider protocol, for receiving from a node connected to said first SPTN a basic link unit BLU having header information conforming to said first protocol, for processing said first protocol BLU to a BLU having header information conforming to said second protocol, and conveying said second protocol BLU to a node connected to said second SPTN, said gateway comprising:

  • a first SPTN transport provider having means for receiving said first protocol BLU and means for processing said first protocol header information into a general form;

    a second SPTN transport provider having means for conveying said second protocol BLU to said second SPTN, and means for processing general form header information into header information conforming to said second protocol; and

    an element for providing general gateway services for said first and second SPTN transport providers comprising means for receiving general form header information from said first SPTN transport provider, means for processing said received general form header information, means for creating new general form header information and means for building a multiprotocol transport network MPTN header and means for conveying to said second SPTN transport provider said new general form header information and said MPTN header.

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