Dynamic ATM address mapping system and dynamic address mapping method in OSI communication environment via ATM-SVC network

• US 6,373,853 B1
• Filed: 10/09/1998
• Issued: 04/16/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Yoshida, Atsumasa
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Wellington
• Assistant Examiner(s): Duong, Frank
• Application Number:
  US09/169,133
• Time in Patent Office: 1,285 Days
• Field of Search: 370/465, 370/466, 370/467, 370/395.1, 370/398, 370/399, 370/395.2, 370/395.5, 370/395.52, 370/395.53, 370/395.54, 370/395.56, 709/203, 709/220, 709/222, 709/227
• US Class Current: 370/465
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/10 of different types

Abstract

A dynamic ATM address mapping system in an OSI communication environment via an ATM-SVC network, wherein an ATM address server for registering and controlling address information of pair of ATM address and network address on each end system and relay system of a logical sub-network is provided within the logical sub-network, each of the end system and relay system within the logical sub-network comprising address information registration requesting unit for requesting the ATM address server to register the address information of the own ATM address and network address in pair, and address acquiring unit for receiving an ATM address of a communication party from the ATM address server and registering the ATM address, the ATM address server comprising address registering unit for registering the address information of the ATM address and network address in pair, upon receipt of the address information registration request from the end system and relay system, and address notifying unit for notifying an ATM address of a communication party required by the end system and relay system, to the end system and relay system.

Claims

1. A dynamic ATM address mapping system in an OSI communication environment via an ATM-SVC network, wherein

an ATM address server for registering and controlling address information of pair of ATM address and network address on each end system and relay system of a logical sub-network is provided within the logical sub-network,

each of the end system and relay system within the logical sub-network comprising

address information registration requesting means for requesting the ATM address server to register the address information of the own ATM address and network address in pair, and

address acquiring means for receiving an ATM address of a communication party from the ATM address server and registering the ATM address,

the ATM address server comprising

address registering means for registering the address information of the ATM address and network address in pair, upon receipt of the address information registration request from the end system and relay system, and

address notifying means for notifying an ATM address of a communication party required by the end system and relay system to the end system and relay system.

2. A dynamic ATM address mapping system as set forth in claim 1, wherein

the ATM address server further comprising

an address correspondence table for registering the address information of each pair of ATM address and network address on each of the end system and relay system,

said address registering means of the ATM address server registering the address information of the ATM address and network address in pair into said address correspondence table, according to an address information registration request from an end system and a relay system,

said address notifying means of the ATM address server receiving an ATM address of a communication party required by an end system and a relay system from said address correspondence table and notifying the ATM address, while

each of the end system and relay system within the logical sub-network further comprising

an address correspondence table for registering the ATM address of the communication party received from the ATM address server by said address acquiring means.

3. A dynamic ATM address mapping system as set forth in claim 2, wherein

each of the end system and relay system further comprising

address information refresh means for deleting address entry on a corresponding end system or relay system of a communication party from said own address correspondence table, after finishing the communication with the end system of the communication party.

4. A dynamic ATM address mapping system as set forth in claim 1, wherein

the ATM address server further comprising

address registration completion notifying means for sending a registration completion notice of the address information to the end system and relay system, while

the end system and relay system further comprising

address information registration completing means for receiving the registration completion notice of the address information from the ATM address server and recognizing the address information registration completion.

5. A dynamic ATM address mapping system as set forth in claim 2, wherein

the end system and relay system further comprising

address information refresh means for deleting address entry on a corresponding end system or relay system of a communication party from said own address correspondence table, at a predetermined elapsed time without communication after finishing the communication with the end system of the communication party.

6. A dynamic ATM address mapping system as set forth in claim 2, wherein

the end system and relay system further comprising

address query means for requesting the ATM address server to refer to an ATM address of a communication party, when receiving no ATM address information of the communication party, while

the ATM address server further comprising

address retrieval means for receiving the address query request from the end system and relay system and retrieving the corresponding ATM address from said own address correspondence table for a specified network address as a key.

7. A dynamic ATM address mapping system in an OSI communication environment via an ATM-SVC network, wherein

an ATM address server for registering address information of pair of ATM address and network address on each end system and relay system of a logical sub-network into an address correspondence table and controlling the address information, is provided within the logical sub-network,

the ATM address server comprising

address registering means for registering the address information of the ATM address and network address in pair into the own address correspondence table, according to a registration request of the address information of pair of the own ATM address and network address from the end system and relay system,

address retrieval means for retrieving the corresponding ATM address from said own address correspondence table for a specified network address as a key, according to the ATM address query request of a communication party from the end system and relay system, and

address notifying means for notifying the ATM address obtained as a result of the retrieval to the end system and relay system.

8. A dynamic ATM address mapping system as set forth in claim 7, wherein

the ATM address server further comprising

address registration completion notifying means for sending a registration completion notice of the address information to the end system and relay system.

9. A dynamic ATM address mapping method in an OSI communication environment via an ATM-SVC network, wherein

an ATM address server for registering address information of each pair of ATM address and network address on each end system and relay system of a logical sub-network into an address correspondence table and controlling the address information, is provided within the logical sub-network,

said method comprising the steps of:

in each of the end system and relay system within the logical sub-network,

requesting the ATM address server to register the address information of the own ATM address and network address in pair; and

receiving an ATM address of a communication party from the ATM address server and registering the ATM address into the address correspondence table;

while

in the ATM address server,

registering the address information of the ATM address and network address in pair into the address correspondence table, upon receipt of the address information registration request from the end system and relay system; and

receiving an ATM address of a communication party required by the end system and relay system from the address correspondence table and notifying the ATM address to the end system and relay system.

10. A dynamic ATM address mapping method as set forth in claim 9, comprising the step of:

in the end system and relay system,

deleting address entry on a corresponding end system or relay system of a communication party from the own address correspondence table, after finishing the communication with the end system of the communication party.

11. A dynamic ATM address mapping method as set forth in claim 9, comprising the step of:

in the ATM address server,

sending a registration completion notice of the address information to the end system and relay system; and

in the end system and relay system,

receiving the registration completion notice of the address information from the ATM address server and recognizing the address information registration completion.

12. A dynamic ATM address mapping method as set forth in claim 9, comprising the step of:

in the end system and relay system,

deleting address entry on a corresponding end system or relay system of a communication party from the own address correspondence table, at a predetermined elapsed time without communication after finishing the communication with the end system of the communication party.

13. A dynamic ATM address mapping method as set forth in claim 9, comprising the step of:

in the end system and relay system,

requesting the ATM address server to refer to an ATM address of a communication party, when receiving no ATM address information of the communication party; and

in the ATM address server,

receiving the address query request from the end system and relay system and retrieving a corresponding ATM address from the own address correspondence table for a specified network address as a key.