×

System for processing data structures in a node of a communication network

  • US 5,568,478 A
  • Filed: 07/13/1994
  • Issued: 10/22/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. In a communication network containing a plurality of nodes for switching binary data structures, a method of processing a binary data structure comprising an ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) cell,said ATM cell consisting of a header and a payload, said binary data structure further comprising at least one additional information section selected from a group consisting of a tail following said payload and a parallel information field extending in parallel to said ATM cell;

  • said method comprising the following steps;

    a) inputting said binary data structure via an input interface into one of said nodes;

    b) selective copying of said header, said payload and said at least one additional information section by a first mask;

    c) selectively writing said header, said payload and said at least one additional information section by means of a second mask;

    d) outputting said binary data structure via an output interface.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×