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ATM switching architecture for a wireless telecommunications network

  • US 6,240,078 B1
  • Filed: 08/13/1998
  • Issued: 05/29/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/20/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An ATM switching architecture for a wireless telecommunications network, comprising:

  • a plurality of ports for a plurality of access points of a wireless communication system;

    means for performing switching operations and mobility control including a first unit for performing a mobility related switching and a second unit for performing a VP/VC connection related switching, wherein said first unit switches a virtual path containing all virtual channels of a mobile terminal from a first port of said first unit associated with a first access point, to a second port of said first unit connected to a first port of said second unit, and wherein said second unit distributes said all virtual channels of said mobile terminal from said first port of said second unit to different destination ports in said second unit.

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