Patent ID: 6483810
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
An ATM switching apparatus applicable to a short cell, comprising: an ATM switch for outputting a cell from an output path corresponding to an identifier of the cell; an interface unit; a demultiplexer; and a multiplexer, said interface unit, said demultiplexer, and said multiplexer being connected to said ATM switch, wherein:said interface unit outputs, when a cell storing a plurality of short cells is inputted to said interface unit, the cell to said ATM switch, while setting an identifier of the cell so that the cell is outputted to said demultiplexer; said demultiplexer receives the cell outputted from the interface unit through said ATM switch to produce a plurality of standard cells in which a plurality of short cells stored in the cell are stored one by one, and outputs the standard cells to said ATM switch, while setting the identifiers of the standard cells so that the standard cells are outputted to said multiplexer; and said multiplexer receives a plurality of standard cells outputted from said demultiplexer through said ATM switch to produce a cell storing a plurality of short cells in accordance with the identifiers of the standard cells, and outputs the cell to said ATM switch, while setting the identifier of the produced cell so that the cell is outputted from a predetermined output path of said ATM switch.