Patent ID: 6480470
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
Method for supporting traffic analysis in an ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) network, in which a transmission procedure is based on asynchronous time division multiplexing using fixed-length data packets or cells, the method comprising:using in combination a data accumulator means and a chronometer scheduling means for scheduling traffic channels to be analyzed, said data accumulator means comprising a channel data table which is continuously updated by traffic data relating to ATM channel addresses to be analyzed, said chronometer scheduling means comprising a scheduler table which is continuously and sequentially selecting a next traffic analysis job to be executed, and wherein scheduling of traffic analysis of a certain ATM traffic channel is effected when an updated ATM channel address of said channel data table of said data accumulator means corresponds with a valid ATM channel address in said scheduler table of said chronometer scheduling means.