Method and system for sending data over a transmission link in variable length blocks in asynchronous transfer mode

U.S. Patent Number: 5323395

Abstract: Data is sent over a transmission link in consecutive variable length blocks in asynchronous transfer mode. Each block is either a data block if it contains data or an empty block if it does not. Each data block includes a header sub-block of a first type containing service data and at least one data sub-block of a second type containing data. Each empty block includes an empty sub-block of a third type. The sub-blocks of one of the three sub-block types have a length different from the respective lengths of the sub-blocks of the other two types.

Inventors: Henrion; Michel (Brussels, BE)

Assignee: Alcatel N.V. (Amsterdam, NL)

Application Number: 07/992,935

Issued: 1994-06-21

Expired: 2006-06-21

Classes: 370/471

Field of search: 370/94.1,60,110.1,79

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