Patent ID: 6097721
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: H04J,H04L,H04Q,Y10S

Abstract:
In a communication system that transmits a signal stream having signals for a number of sets of communication devices, a method of extracting signals for a first set of communication devices from the signal stream, the method comprising the steps of:(a) storing information identifying locations, in the signal stream, of sets of signals, said sets of signals including at least one set of signals for the first set of communication devices;(b) simultaneously comparing information identifying locations of received sets of signals in a received signal stream to a number of the stored information identifying locations;(c) when an information identifying a location of a first set of signals matches the stored information identifying a location of the set of signals for the first set of communication devices, extracting the first set of signals from the signal stream;(d) generating routing signals, wherein the generating includes generating memory address and control signals; and(e) routing said extracted first set of signals to the first set of communication devices based on the routing signals, wherein the routing includes using the generated memory signals to store the extracted first set of signals in a memory.