System and method for implementing suppression in a communications environment
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1. An apparatus for communicating data, comprising:
- a cell site element associated with a Node B and operable to receive a plurality of cells associated with a communications flow, wherein the cell site element is further operable to determine whether one or more of the cells included in the flow should be suppressed, and wherein the cell site element is further operable to suppress a selected one or more of the cells, whereby the cell site element suppresses unused, idle, and redundant information propagating along a backhaul network coupled to the cell site element, the cell site element inspecting ATM traffic and suppressing empty cells and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) adaptation layer (AAL) overhead such that they can be reconstructed at a remote end of the backhaul network.
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Abstract
A method for communicating data is provided that includes receiving a plurality of cells associated with a communications flow and determining whether one or more of the cells included in the flow should be suppressed, whereby a selected one or more of the cells are suppressed. The method also includes identifying cells that cannot be suppressed and suppressing portions thereof.
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1. An apparatus for communicating data, comprising:
a cell site element associated with a Node B and operable to receive a plurality of cells associated with a communications flow, wherein the cell site element is further operable to determine whether one or more of the cells included in the flow should be suppressed, and wherein the cell site element is further operable to suppress a selected one or more of the cells, whereby the cell site element suppresses unused, idle, and redundant information propagating along a backhaul network coupled to the cell site element, the cell site element inspecting ATM traffic and suppressing empty cells and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) adaptation layer (AAL) overhead such that they can be reconstructed at a remote end of the backhaul network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for communicating data, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of cells associated with a communications flow; determining whether one or more of the cells included in the flow should be suppressed; suppressing a selected one or more of the cells; and identifying cells that cannot be suppressed and to suppress portions thereof, whereby a cell site element suppresses unused, idle, and redundant information propagating along a backhaul network coupled to the cell site element, the cell site element inspecting ATM traffic and suppressing empty cells and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) adaptation layer (AAL) overhead such that they can be reconstructed at a remote end of the backhaul network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Software for communicating data, the software being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer code such that when executed is operable to:
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receive a plurality of cells associated with a communications flow; determine whether one or more of the cells included in the flow should be suppressed; suppress a selected one or more of the cells; and identify cells that cannot be suppressed and to suppress portions thereof, whereby a cell site element suppresses unused, idle, and redundant information propagating alone a backhaul network coupled to the cell site element, the cell site element inspecting ATM traffic and suppressing empty cells and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) adaptation layer (AAL) overhead such that they can be reconstructed at a remote end of the backhaul network. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for communicating data, comprising:
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means for receiving a plurality of cells associated with a communications flow; means for determining whether one or more of the cells included in the flow should be suppressed; means for suppressing a selected one or more of the cells; and means for identifying cells that cannot be suppressed and to suppress portions thereof, whereby a cell site element suppresses unused, idle, and redundant information propagating along a backhaul network coupled to the cell site element, the cell site element inspecting ATM traffic and suppressing empty cells and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) adaptation layer (AAL) overhead such that they can be reconstructed at a remote end of the backhaul network. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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