Patent ID: 6052371
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: H04L,H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
A cellular telephone communications system accessing an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) transport network, comprising:a plurality of base stations effectuating radio frequency communications with subscriber mobile stations;a base station concentrator connected to the plurality of base stations;a first and second access nodes connected to the ATM transport network;a first communications link connecting the base station concentrator and the first access node of the ATM transport network;a transport network management system;a second communications link connecting the transport network management system to the second access node of the ATM transport network;wherein the base station concentrator and each first and second access node include interfaces for communicating voice information over the first communications link using a communications bit stream that includes an embedded operation channel carrying system operation and maintenance information for delivery to and from the transport network management system; andwherein each first and second access node includes means for converting between the communications bit stream carried over the communications link and ATM cells carried over the ATM transport network.