Switched telecommunications network with bandwidth management for different types of multiplexed traffic
First Claim
1. A switched telecommunications network comprising:
- a main network having a plurality of interconnected switching devices,a first communications link connecting a user'"'"'s site to the main network via a first of the switching devices,the first switching device including first switching means for switching a first type of traffic, and second switching means for switching a second type of traffic,a bandwidth manager disposed at the user'"'"'s end of the first communications link which analyzes data to be transmitted and provides compression that is dependent on the type of data being transmitted,the bandwidth manager being arranged to multiplex traffic of the first and second types for transmission over the link, anda complementary bandwidth manager disposed at the switching end of the first communications link, the complementary bandwidth manager being arranged to de-multiplex the first and second traffic types for application to the first switching device;
a second communications link connecting a second user'"'"'s site to the main network via a second of the switching devices,the second switching device including first switching means for switching a first type of traffic, and second switching means for switching a second type of traffic,a bandwidth manager disposed at the user'"'"'s end of the second communications link,the bandwidth manager of the second communications link reconstituting user originated signalling data.
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Abstract
A switched telecommunications network includes different types of traffic, such as audio data, including voice data, fax and modem originated data, digital computer originated data and video data. A communications link connects a user'"'"'s site to the network, and a bandwidth manager is provided to multiplex traffic of different types for transmission over the link. After transmission over the link, a complementary bandwidth manager is arranged to de-multiplex the traffic for application to the respective switch. The bandwidth manager is arranged to dynamically allocate bandwidth to the different types of traffic, thereby optimizing the available bandwidth provided by the communications link.
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39 Claims
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1. A switched telecommunications network comprising:
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a main network having a plurality of interconnected switching devices, a first communications link connecting a user'"'"'s site to the main network via a first of the switching devices, the first switching device including first switching means for switching a first type of traffic, and second switching means for switching a second type of traffic, a bandwidth manager disposed at the user'"'"'s end of the first communications link which analyzes data to be transmitted and provides compression that is dependent on the type of data being transmitted, the bandwidth manager being arranged to multiplex traffic of the first and second types for transmission over the link, and a complementary bandwidth manager disposed at the switching end of the first communications link, the complementary bandwidth manager being arranged to de-multiplex the first and second traffic types for application to the first switching device; a second communications link connecting a second user'"'"'s site to the main network via a second of the switching devices, the second switching device including first switching means for switching a first type of traffic, and second switching means for switching a second type of traffic, a bandwidth manager disposed at the user'"'"'s end of the second communications link, the bandwidth manager of the second communications link reconstituting user originated signalling data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of communicating over a telecommunications network, the method comprising the steps of:
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switching a first type of traffic via a first switching means, switching a second type of traffic via a second switching means, connecting a user'"'"'s site to the network via a communications link having a bandwidth manager which analyzes the traffic to be transmitted and which directs different types of traffic to a respectively corresponding one of said switching steps multiplexing traffic of the first and second types for transmission over the link at the user'"'"'s end of the link, and de-multiplexing the first and second traffic types for application to respective switching means at the switching end of the link and decompressing each type of traffic to reconstitute the original transmitted traffic. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of transmitting data, via bandwidth managing devices, through a switched network constituted by a plurality of interconnected switching devices, the method comprising the steps of:
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compressing user originated data at a transmitting bandwidth managing device, transmitting the compressed data to a first complementary bandwidth managing device connected to a first switching device which analyzes the data to be transmitted and provides a level of compression that is dependent on the type of data being transmitted, switching the compressed data through a plurality of switching devices, transmitting the switched compressed data to a receiving bandwidth managing device via a second complementary bandwidth managing device connected to a second switching device, and decompressing the compressed data at the receiving bandwidth managing device to reconstitute the originated data.
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33. A method of communicating through a switched telecommunications network, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating user specific signalling data, converting said data to transmittable data at a bandwidth managing device which analyzes the data to be transmitted and provides a level of compression that is dependent on the type of data being transmitted, supplying the transmittable data to a public switched network from the bandwidth managing device, receiving the transmitted data at a receiving bandwidth managing device, and reconverting said user specific signalling data at the receiving bandwidth managing device to reconstitute the original user specific signalling data.
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34. A bandwidth manager connectable between a transmission link and a switching device, the bandwidth manager comprising:
- means for converting signalling data,
means for analyzing the data to be transmitted and for compressing and de-compressing data at a level of compression that is dependent on the type of data being transmitted, and means for multiplexing a plurality of channels. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
- means for converting signalling data,
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37. A switched telecommunications network comprising:
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a main network including a plurality of interconnected switching devices, a first communications link connecting a user'"'"'s site to the main network via a first of the switching devices, a bandwidth manager provided at the user'"'"'s end of the first communications link which analyzes data to be transmitted and provides a data compression that is dependent on the type of data being transmitted, a second communications link connecting a second user'"'"'s site to the main network via a second of the switching devices, and a bandwidth manager provided at the user'"'"'s end of the second communications link, the bandwidth manager of the first communications link being arranged to compress data from the associated user for transmission over the main network, the bandwidth manager of the second communications link being arranged to decompress received compressed data for transmission to the associated user and to reconstitute the originally transmitted data, and wherein the transmitted data remains in compressed form while being switched and transmitted by the main network. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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