Patent ID: 6055242
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: H04J,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
A method for transmission of synchronous transfer mode (STM) payloads and asynchronous variable length (VL) payloads over a bi-directional broadband communications network having a source and a destination, said method comprising the steps of:dividing said transmission into a series of successive time frames;partitioning each of said time frames into a first region and a second region, said first region and said second region separated with a boundary;allocating at least one time slot to said first region whenever at least one of said STM payloads is available for said transmission;dividing said second region into a plurality of basic slots, said plurality of basic slots allocated and assigned for said transmission of said asynchronous VL payloads; anddynamically adjusting the position of said boundary within each of said time frames, to facilitate transmission bandwidth allocation for said source.