Hybrid ATM adaptation layer
First Claim
1. In a telecommunication system, a method of transmitting data packets to a receiving station, comprising the steps of:
- receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats;
inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet;
inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet;
multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream;
generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format;
generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format;
multiplexing the control data into the single data stream;
transmitting the data packets and the control data to the receiving station over a common telecommunication channel;
wherein said transmitting step includes transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a header portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell,wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
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Abstract
In a telecommunication system that generates more than one type of communication data stream, in which each data stream exhibits a distinctive data transfer format, bandwidth utilization is improved by first reformatting the different data transfer formats so that all of the data is compatible with a common data transfer protocol, for example, the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) protocol. The communication data and the corresponding control data, required to maintain communication data alignment, are multiplexed into a single data stream which is then transmitted over a common telecommunication channel to a receiving station.
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16 Claims
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1. In a telecommunication system, a method of transmitting data packets to a receiving station, comprising the steps of:
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receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; transmitting the data packets and the control data to the receiving station over a common telecommunication channel; wherein said transmitting step includes transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a header portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In a telecommunication system, a method of transmitting data packets to a receiving station, comprising the steps of:
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receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; transmitting the data packets and the control data to the receiving station over a common telecommunication channel; wherein said transmitting step includes transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell; wherein the Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell is a resource management Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
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6. In a telecommunication system, a method of transmitting data packets to a receiving station, comprising the steps of:
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receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; transmitting the data packets and the control data to the receiving station over a common telecommunication channel; wherein said transmitting step includes transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell; wherein the Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell contains at least one microcell and wherein the control data is inserted into an extended portion of a microcell start pointer, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
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7. In a telecommunication system, a method of transmitting data packets to a receiving station, comprising the steps of:
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receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; transmitting the data packets and the control data to the receiving station over a common telecommunication channel; wherein said transmitting step includes transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of a microcell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for transmitting data packets to a receiving station comprises:
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means for receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; means for inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; means for multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; means for transmitting the data packets and the control data over a common telecommunication channel, including means for transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a header portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for transmitting data packets to a receiving station comprises:
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means for receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; means for inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; means for multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; means for transmitting the data packets and the control data over a common telecommunication channel, including means for transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell; wherein the asynchronous transfer mode cell is a resource management Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
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14. In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for transmitting data packets to a receiving station comprises:
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means for receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; means for inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; means for multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; means for transmitting the data packets and the control data over a common telecommunication channel, including means for transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell; wherein the Asynchronous Transfer Mode cell contains at least one microcell and wherein said control data is inserted into an extended portion of a microcell start pointer, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol.
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15. In a telecommunication system, an apparatus for transmitting data packets to a receiving station comprises:
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means for receiving hybrid data from at least one telecommunication application, wherein the hybrid data comprises a plurality of data transfer formats; means for inserting data having a first data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for inserting data having a second data transfer format into at least one data packet; means for multiplexing the data packets into a single data stream; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a first data transfer format; means for generating control data for the at least one data packet corresponding to the data having a second data transfer format; means for multiplexing the control data into the single data stream; means for transmitting the data packets and the control data over a common telecommunication channel, including means for transmitting the control data to the receiving station over the common telecommunication channel in a payload portion of a microcell, wherein all data packets exhibit a common data transfer protocol. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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