Patent ID: 6134246
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
An asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) communication network, comprising:a first communication link;a plurality of second communication links;a first ATM switch connected to said first communication link for receiving a stream of ATM cells;a first application module associated with said first ATM switch for:associating said stream of ATM cells into a plurality of sub-streams wherein all of said ATM cells associated with a particular sub-stream are associated with a particular user packet; andtransmitting said plurality of sub-streams over said plurality of second communications links wherein all ATM cells associated with particular one of said plurality of sub-streams are transmitted over particular one of said second communications link;a second ATM switch connected to said plurality of second communication links for receiving said plurality of sub-streams; anda second application module associated with said second ATM switch for re-assembling said plurality sub-streams into said stream of ATM cells.