SEPARATE STRUCTURE OF A DATAPATH LAYER AND A PHYSICAL LAYER WITHIN AN ACCESS NETWORK LOADED WITH A V5.2 PROTOCOL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD BETWEEN TWO BOARDS RESPECTIVELY HAVING THE DATAPATH LAYER AND THE PHYSICAL LAYER

• US 6,567,401 B1
• Filed: 10/22/1999
• Issued: 05/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Utstarcom Korea Limited
• Original Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
• Inventors: Kim, Yeon Song
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Ajit
• Assistant Examiner(s): JAIN, RAJ K
• Application Number:
  US09/422,183
• Time in Patent Office: 1,306 Days
• Field of Search: 370/351, 370/431, 370/434, 370/401, 370/338, 370/349, 370/346, 370/352, 370/356, 370/464-469, 370/389, 370/310
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/14 Multichannel or multilink protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13003 Constructional details of switching devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13204 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13292 Time division multiplexing, TDM
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13296 Packet switching, X.25, frame relay
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13298 Local loop systems, access network
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13383 Hierarchy of switches, main and subexchange, e.g. satellite exchange
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/58 Arrangements providing connection between main exchange and sub-exchange or satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

There is disclosed a separate structure of a datapath layer and a physical layer within an access network loaded with a V 5.2 protocol in a wireless communication system and communication method between two boards respectively having the datapath layer and the physical layer, which separately forms the protocol board with the datapath layer and the physical layer board section including the multiple physical layer boards with the multiple physical layers and connects the separate two entities using the routing section to allow a protocol to be transmitted and received between the two entities, thereby facilitating the designing of the V5.2 protocol board, the extension of the system and the execution of dualization function of the V5.2 LAYER 3.

Claims

1. In a connection structure between a public switched telephone network (PSTN) switching center and a V5.2 protocol access network including a protocol board comprising a datapath layer and a plurality of physical layers, a separate structure of a datapath layer and a physical layer within the access network loaded with the 5.2 protocol in the wireless communication system, the separate structure comprising:

a plurality of physical layer boards with the plurality of physical layers separated from the protocol board and connected to the PSTN switching center via a plurality of E1 links;

a routing section disposed between a group of the multiple physical layer boards and the protocol board with the datapath layer, for designating a protocol transmission path between the datapath layer in the protocol board and one of the multiple physical layer boards and for routing packet data including a protocol message between the designated physical layer board and the protocol board; and

control means for providing a control signal to the routing section to allow the packet data to be routed to the designated physical layer board or the protocol board via the routing section.

2. The separate structure as specified in claim 1, wherein the packet data routed to the designated physical layer board or the protocol board via the routing section comprises:

a header including a destination address, source address and entire length of the protocol message to be transmitted;

an identifier properly including information designating an E1 link between the physical layer board and the protocol board, a connection request message transmitted from the protocol board to the physical layer board, a connection confirmation message transmitted from the physical layer board to the protocol board, a data request message transmitted from the protocol board to the physical layer board, a disconnection indication message transmitted from the physical layer board to the protocol board, a data indication message transmitted from the physical layer board to the protocol board, and a data confirmation message transmitted from the physical layer board to the protocol board; and

a data message including the protocol message transmitted and received between the physical layer board and the protocol board.

3. A method of communicating a protocol between a protocol board having a datapath layer and one of multiple physical layer boards having multiple physical layers, which are connected to the protocol board via a routing section and to a PSTN switching center via a plurality of E1 links, the two kinds of boards being within an access network loaded with a V5.2 protocol in a wireless communication system, the communication method comprising:

a forward communication step of transmitting a packet including a protocol message requesting connection and information designating an E1 link to the physical layer board via the routing section and determining whether or not an E1 link corresponding to the information designating the E1 link contained in the packet is normal so as to transmit the protocol message to the PSTN switching center via the corresponding E1 link if the corresponding E1 link is determined to be normal; and

a reverse communication step of receiving a protocol message from the PSTN switching center via the corresponding designated E1 link and forming a packet for the protocol message if the received protocol message is normal so as to transmit the normal protocol message to the datapath layer in the protocol board via the routing section.

4. The communication method as specified in claim 3, wherein the forward communication step comprises the steps of:

transmitting the packet including a destination address, a source address and the E1 link designating information from the protocol board to the physical layer board via the routing section for request of connection;

activating an E1 link corresponding to the designating information contained in the transmitted packet and determining whether or not the corresponding E1 link is stable;

forming a packet including state information denoting that the corresponding E1 link is stable and transmitting the packet including the state information of the corresponding E1 link to the protocol board via the routing section if the corresponding E1 link is determined to be stable;

forming a packet including the protocol message to transmit it to the physical layer board via the routing section if the protocol board receives the packet including the state information of the corresponding E1 link;

transmitting the protocol message contained in the packet to the PSTN switching center via the corresponding designated E1 link if the packet including protocol message is received by the physical layer board; and

transmitting a packet including information denoting that transmission of the protocol message has been completed to the protocol board via the routing section if the transmission of the protocol message to the PSTN switching center is completed.

5. The communication method as specified in claim 4, further comprising the steps of:

if the corresponding E1 link is determined to be unstable in the step of determining whether or not the designated E1 link is stable,

inactivating the corresponding E1 link and transmitting a packet including information denoting the corresponding E1 link is unstable to the protocol board via the routing section; and

designating another E1 link in response to the packet including the state information of the corresponding E1 link and newly performing the forward communication via the another designated E1 link.

6. The communication method as specified in claim 3, wherein the reverse communication step comprises the steps of:

receiving the protocol message and determining whether or not the protocol message is normal if the protocol message is transmitted from the PSTN switching center via the designated E1 link to the physical layer board connected to the designated E1 link;

forming the packet by adding a header and an identifier to the protocol message if the received protocol message is determined to be normal and transmitting the packet to the protocol board via the routing section; and

analyzing the packet transmitted from the physical layer board to identify the identifier and the protocol message contained in the transmitted packet.

7. The communication method as specified in claim 6, further comprising the steps of:

if the protocol message is determined to be abnormal in the step of determining whether or not the protocol message is normal,

transmitting a packet including a message requesting stop of connection of the corresponding E1 link to the protocol board via the routing section; and

inactivating the corresponding E1 link in response to the packet transmitted from the physical layer board.