Communication system

• US 5,566,173 A
• Filed: 10/12/1994
• Issued: 10/15/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Tellabs Operations Incorporated (Infinera Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Steinbrecher Corp (Infinera Corp.)
• Inventors: Steinbrecher, Donald H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Olms, Douglas W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): BLUM, RUSSELL
• Application Number:
  US08/322,101
• Time in Patent Office: 734 Days
• Field of Search: 370/60, 370/60.1, 370/79, 370/85.13, 370/85.14, 370/94.1, 370/94.2, 370/95.1, 379/58, 379/59, 455/33.1
• US Class Current: 370/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5607 Radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5616 Terminal equipment, e.g. codecs, synch.
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5626 Network management, e.g. Intelligent nets
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0478 Provisions for broadband connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

A communication system having a communication network, such network having a plurality of communication paths interconnected at various nodes of the network. A plurality of subscriber units is adapted to exchange information through the network. A computer is provided having a processor and a memory, such memory being adapted to store programs to enable the processor to control the information exchange among the plurality of subscriber units. The memory stores an operating system and at least one applications program, the operating system being adapted to manage interfacing between the application program and the system. One of the application programs enables the processor to convert a modulation format of one of the subscriber units into another information transmission protocol of the network.

Claims

1. A communication system comprising:

a communication network having a plurality of communication paths interconnected at various nodes of the network;

a plurality of subscriber units adapted to exchange information through the network;

a computer coupled to the communication network, such computer having a processor and a memory, such memory being adapted to store programs to enable the processor to control the information exchange among the plurality of subscriber units independent of the subscriber unit information exchange protocol;

wherein the memory stores an operating system and at least one applications program, the operating system being adapted to manage interfacing between the applications program and the system; and

wherein one of the application programs enables the processor to convert a modulation format of one of the subscriber units into an information exchange protocol of the network.

2. A communication system, comprising:

a communication network having a plurality of communication paths interconnected at various nodes of the network;

a plurality of wireless subscriber units adapted to exchange information through the network, such subscriber units operating with different modulation formats;

a computer, coupled to the communication network, such computer having a processor and a memory, such memory being adapted to store an application program to enable the processor to control the information exchange between one of the subscriber units operating with one modulation format and another one of the subscriber units operating with a different modulation format; and

wherein the memory stores an operating system and at least one applications program, the operating system being adapted to manage interfacing between the application program and the system.