Patent ID: 7450605
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for transferring an amount of data from a first system to a second system in a telecommunications system, the first system receiving data at a first data rate and the second system processing data at a second data rate, the second data rate being higher than the first data rate, the method comprising: receiving the amount of data at the first data rate during a period of time at the first system; polling the first system for available data at one or more polling times in the period of time; and sending one or more cells of data at the second data rate during the period of time, wherein data from the amount of data received at the first data rate is included in a cell of data if the data is available at a polling time in the one or more polling times and an empty character indication is included in the cell if data is not available at the polling time.