Title:
COMMUNICATION NETWORK WITH INCREASED ROUTING FLEXIBILITY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1999022567
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
In an ATM communication network ATM cells to be transmitted to a subscriber have an address field comprising a VPI/VCI indicator. In large networks it can happen that the address space that can be covered by said VPI/VCI indicator. By using an address translator (10) which translates a part of the VPI/VCI indicator into a new address having a larger address space that the part of the VPI/VCI indicator, a larger number of subscribers can be addressed.
Inventors:
VAN DRIEL CAREL JAN LEENDERT (NL)
Application Number:
PCT/IB1998/001746
Publication Date:
August 12, 1999
Filing Date:
November 02, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV (NL)
PHILIPS SVENSKA AB (SE)
DRIEL CAREL JAN LEENDERT VAN (NL)
PHILIPS SVENSKA AB (SE)
DRIEL CAREL JAN LEENDERT VAN (NL)
International Classes:
H04L49/111; H04Q11/04; (IPC1-7): H04L12/56; H04Q11/04
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1996004729A1 | 1996-02-15 |
Foreign References:
| US5526414A | 1996-06-11 | |||
| EP0793398A2 | 1997-09-03 | |||
| EP0696154A2 | 1996-02-07 | |||
| US5581552A | 1996-12-03 | |||
| US5467349A | 1995-11-14 | |||
| US5623688A | 1997-04-22 |
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