Patent ID: 6175569
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
For use at an interface between a Local Area Network (LAN) station and an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network, an apparatus for establishing a connection having a specified Quality of Service (QoS), said apparatus comprising:a) a buffer for storing a LAN frame received from the LAN station, said frame having a priority field in which one of a set of known frame priority values is stored;b) frame reading logic for extracting a value stored in the priority field of a frame;c) mapping logic responsive to an extracted value to select an ATM QoS from a set of known ATM QoS; andd) connection-setup logic responsive to the selected ATM QoS to initiate establishment of a virtual connection through the ATM network, said virtual connection having parameters appropriate for the selected ATM QoS.