Patent ID: 6389036
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: H04J,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for providing transparent communication of native network data packets over a non-native communication link, said system comprising:a first converter coupled to a communication network, wherein said first converter is adapted to accept a high level synchronous data packet native to said communication network which includes asynchronous payload and map the high level synchronous data packet to a non- native transport container without dropping the asynchronous payload out of the native data packets; a second converter disposed remotely from said communication network, wherein said second converter is adapted to accept said non-native transport containers and to reassemble said accepted containers into said native network data packets; and a communication link discrete from said communication network providing information communication between said first converter and said second converter, wherein said native network data packets include frames of information including payload and overhead information, and wherein said first converter compresses said overhead information for transmission to said second converter, and wherein compression of said overhead information by said first converter includes collecting at least one frame in addition to the frames to be transmitted in a particular said non-native transport container.