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ATM switch and method for controlling bandwidth and connection quality ATM connection

  • US 6,385,167 B1
  • Filed: 04/05/1999
  • Issued: 05/07/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An ATM switch which forms ATM connection by linking an input connection with an output connection via an internal connection for controlling the bandwidth and the quality of said ATM connection, comprising:

  • an input line unit for terminating ATM cells input via said input connection;

    an output line unit for outputting said ATM cells to said output connection; and

    a switch unit for switching a first ATM connection formed by linking a first input connection with a first output connection via a first internal connection, to a second ATM connection, which has the same bandwidth and quality as said first ATM connection, formed by linking a second input connection with a second output connection via said first internal connection.

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