VARIABLE LENGTH FRAME EXCHANGING METHOD BY FIXED LENGTH CELL HANDLING EXCHANGE, VARIABLE LENGTH FRAME EXCHANGING INTERFACE APPARATUS AND CALL ACCEPTANCE DETERMINATION SYSTEM FOR FIXED LENGTH CELL HANDLING EXCHANGE

• US 6,546,012 B2
• Filed: 11/26/1996
• Issued: 04/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Watanabe, Yoshihiro, Kamo, Toshiyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): TON, DANG T
• Application Number:
  US08/756,646
• Publication Number:
  US 20020044555A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,324 Days
• Field of Search: 370/389, 370/395, 370/396, 370/470, 370/465, 370/466, 370/467, 370/474, 370/473, 370/345.1, 370/250, 370/392, 370/397, 370/471, 370/522, 370/905, 370/912, 370/913, 370/399, 370/398, 370/428
• US Class Current: 370/395.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 3/1647 Subrate or multislot multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2854 Wide area networks, e.g. public data networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0478 Provisions for broadband connections

Abstract

The invention provides a variable length frame exchanging method adapted to a fixed length cell handling exchange into which a terminal for use with a data communication method by a variable length frame is accommodated, a variable length frame exchanging interface apparatus and a call acceptance determination system, which are improved in that a variable length frame can be exchanged at a high speed in a fixed length cell handling exchange network and a terminal can be connected to and accommodated into the exchange in the same conditions as an existing service. The terminal is connected to the exchange by way of a subscriber line including a plurality of channels. A variable length frame from the terminal is disassembled into fixed length cells, and a use channel number or numbers and a DLCI of the subscriber line are converted into a VPI and a VCI. The VPI and the VCI are added to each of the fixed length cells, respectively, and the resulted fixed length cells are inputted to the exchange so that the frame is exchanged by the exchange.

Claims

1. An interface apparatus connected between a fixed length packet used network having a plurality of virtual paths and a variable length packet used network having a plurality of logic channels for converting a variable length packets, which is received from the variable length packet used network and has data link connection identifier (ID) information as routing information, into one or more fixed length packets, which has virtual path ID information and virtual channel ID information, said interface apparatus comprising:

(I) converting means, for obtaining the virtual path ID information and the virtual channel ID information by converting one or more logic channel ID numbers of one or more logic channels used for the variable length packet and the data link connection ID information, respectively, said converting means including;

(I-i) first storing means for storing a first relationship between a logic channel ID number group including the individual logic channel ID numbers and the virtual path ID information; and

(I-ii) second storing means for storing a second relationship between the data link connection ID information and the virtual channel ID information; and

(II) disassembling means for converting the variable length packet into the one or more fixed length packets and adding the virtual path ID information, which is obtained by said converting means, and the virtual channel ID information, which is obtained by said converting means, as the routing information to the one or more fixed length packets and then outputting the added one or more fixed length packets to the fixed length packet used network;

said converting means converting the one or more logic channel ID numbers and the data link connection ID information into the virtual path ID information and the virtual channel ID information, respectively, based on the first relationship in said first storing means and the second relationship stored in said second storing means.

3. An interface apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first storing means stores a fixed logic, which defines relationship between a minimum ID number selected from the one or more logic channel ID numbers and a corresponding ID number in the virtual path ID information, as the first relationship.

5. An interface apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second storing means stores a fixed logic, which defines relationship between one or more data link connection ID numbers in the data link connection ID information and corresponding one or more virtual channel ID numbers in the virtual channel ID information, as the second relationship.

7. An interface apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said second storing means stores a fixed logic, which defines relationship between one or more data link connection ID numbers in the data link connection ID information and corresponding one or more virtual channel ID numbers in the virtual channel ID information, as the second relationship.

9. An interface apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first storing means stores a first conversion table, which is made based on the first relationship, and said second storing means stores a second conversion table, which is made based on the second relationship.

2. An interface apparatus, which is connected between a fixed length packet used network having a plurality of virtual paths and a variable length packet used network having a plurality of logic channels, for converting one or more fixed length packet, which has virtual path identifier (ID) information and virtual channel ID information as routing Information, into a variable length packet to be transmitted to the variable length packet used network, said interface apparatus comprising:

(I) converting means, for obtaining one or more logic channel ID numbers and data link connection ID information by converting the virtual path ID information and the virtual channel ID information respectively, said converting means including;

(I-i) first storing means for storing a first relationship between a logic channel ID number group including the individual logic channel ID numbers and the virtual path ID information; and

(I-ii) second storing means for storing a second relationship between the data link connection ID information and the virtual channel ID information; and

(II) assembling means for converting the one or more fixed length packets into the variable length packet and adding the data link connection ID information, which is obtained by said converting means, a the routing information to the variable length packet and then outputting the added variable length packet to one or more logic channels corresponding to the one or more logic channel ID numbers, which is obtained by said converting means;

said converting means converting the virtual path ID information and the virtual channel ID information into the one or more logic channel ID numbers and the data link connection ID information, respectively, based on the first relationship in said first storing means and the second relationship stored in said second storing means.

4. An interface apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said first storing means stores a fixed logic, which defines relationship between a minimum ID number selected from the one or more logic channel ID numbers and a corresponding ID number in the virtual path ID information, as the first relationship.

6. An interface apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said second storing means stores a fixed logic, which defines relationship between one or more data link connection ID numbers in the data link connection ID information and corresponding one or more virtual channel ID numbers in the virtual channel ID information, as the second relationship.

8. An interface apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein said second storing means stores a fixed logic, which defines relationship between one or more data link connection ID numbers in the data link connection ID information and corresponding one or more virtual channel ID numbers in the virtual channel ID information, as the second relationship.

10. An interface apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said first storing means stores a first conversion table, which is made based on the first relationship, and said second storing means stores a second conversion table, which is made based on the second relationship.

11. A communications system for a fixed length packet used network having a plurality of virtual paths and a variable length packet used network having a plurality of logic channels, said communications system comprising:

(I) a switch, which is connected with the fixed length packet used network, for routing one or more fixed length packets having virtual path identifier (ID) information and virtual channel ID information as routing information;

(II) an interface apparatus, which is connected between the variable length packet used network and said switch of the fixed length packet used network, for converting a variable length packet, which is received from the variable length packet used network and has data link connection ID information as routing information, said interface apparatus including;

(II-I) converting means, for obtaining the virtual path ID information and the virtual channel ID information by converting one or more logic channel ID numbers of one or more logic channels used for the variable length packet and the data link connection ID information, respectively, said converting means having,

(II-I-i) first storing means for storing a first relationship between a logic channel ID number group including the individual logic channel ID numbers and the virtual path ID information; and

(II-I-ii) second storing means for storing a second relationship between the data link connection ID information and the virtual channel ID information; and

(III) disassembling means for converting the variable length packet into the one or more fixed length packets and adding the virtual path ID information, which is obtained by said converting means, as the routing information to the one or more fixed length packets and then outputting the added one or more fixed length packets to said switch;

said converting means converting the one or more logic channel ID numbers and the data link connection ID information into the virtual path ID information and the virtual channel ID information, respectively, based on the first relationship in said first storing means and the second relationship stored in said second storing means.

13. A communications system claimed as claim 11 wherein said first storing means stores a fixed logic, which defines relationship between a minimum ID number selected from the one or more logic channel ID numbers and a corresponding ID number in the virtual path ID information as the first relationship.

15. A communications system claimed as claim 11, wherein said second storing means stores a fixed logic, which defines relationship between one or more data link connection ID numbers in the data link connection ID information and corresponding one or more virtual channel ID numbers in the virtual channel ID information, as the second relationship.

17. A communications system claimed as claim 13, wherein said second storing means stores a fixed logic, which defines relationship between one or more data link connection ID numbers in the data link connection ID information and corresponding one or more virtual channel ID numbers in the virtual channel ID information, as the second relationship.

19. A communications system claimed as claim 11, wherein said first storing means stores a first conversion table, which is made based on the first relationship, and said second storing means stores a second conversion table, which is made based on the second relationship.

12. A communications system for a fixed length packet used network having a plurality of virtual paths and a variable length packet used network having a plurality of logic channels, said communications system comprising:

(I) a switch, which is connected with the fixed length packet used network, for routing one or more fixed length packets having virtual path identifier (ID) information and virtual channel ID information as routing information;

(II) an interface apparatus, which is connected between the variable length packet used network and said switch of the fixed length packet used network, for converting the one or more fixed length packets, which are received from said switch, into a variable length packet to be transmitted to the variable length packet used network, said interface apparatus including;

(II-I) converting means, for obtaining one or more logic channel ID numbers and data link connection ID information by converting the virtual path ID information and the virtual channel ID information, respectively, said converting means, having;

(II-I-i) first storing means for storing a first relationship between a logic channel ID number group including the individual logic channel ID numbers and the virtual path ID information, and

(II-I-ii) second storing means for storing a second relationship between the data link connection ID information and the virtual channel ID information; and

(III) assembling means for converting the one or more fixed length packets into the variable length packet and adding the data link connection ID information, which is obtained by said converting means as the routing information to the variable length packet and then outputting the added variable length packet to one or more logic channels corresponding to the one or more logic channel ID numbers, which is obtained by said converting means,

said converting means converting the virtual path ID information and the virtual channel ID information into the one or more logic channel ID numbers and the data link connection ID information, respectively, based on the first relationship in said first storing means and the second relationship stored in said second storing means.

14. A communications system claimed as claim 12 wherein said first storing means stores a fixed logic, which defines relationship between a minimum ID number selected from the one or more logic channel ID numbers and a corresponding ID number in the virtual path ID information, as the first relationship.

16. A communications system claimed as claim 12, wherein said second storing means stores a fixed logic, which defines relationship between one or more data link connection ID numbers in the data link connection ID information and corresponding one or more virtual channel ID numbers in the virtual channel ID information, as the second relationship.

18. A communications system claimed as claim 14, wherein said second storing means stores a fixed logic, which defines relationship between one or more data link connection ID numbers in the data link connection ID information and corresponding one or more virtual channel ID numbers in the virtual channel ID information, as the second relationship.

20. A communications system claimed as claim 12, wherein said first storing means stores a first conversion table, which is made based on the first relationship, and said second storing means stores a second conversion table, which is made based on the second relationship.