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Bridging and signalling subsystems and methods for private and hybrid communications systems including multimedia systems

  • US 6,044,081 A
  • Filed: 01/14/1997
  • Issued: 03/28/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A bridge for communicating a Media Access Control (MAC) layer frame over an isochronous signalling channel, comprising:

  • a frame reception circuit coupled to a nonisochronous network, said frame reception circuit capable of receiving said MAC layer frame from said nonisochronous network; and

    a frame encapsulation circuit coupling said frame reception circuit and said isochronous signalling channel, said frame encapsulation circuit capable of encapsulating said MAC layer frame into a first frame and queuing said first frame for transmission over said isochronous signalling channel.

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