Patent ID: 6711140
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: H03M,H04B,H04J,H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A communication system for transmitting cell/packet-formatted signals comprising at least two local area networks that are connected by a wireless communication link, each network comprising:(a) a switch for switching cell/packets for providing a plurality of cell/packets, each cell/packet comprising a header portion and a payload portion; and (b) an interconnect apparatus which provides a means of interconnecting said switch over the communication link, said interconnect apparatus comprising: (i) means for processing, in whole or in part, each cell/packet in said plurality of cell/packets to at least separate said header portion from said payload portion and filter said cell/packets on the basis of predetermined criteria; (ii) means for compressing at least said payload portion; (iii) first queue means for receiving at least said compressed payload portion and assembling said compressed portions into high and low priority queues; (iv) means for assembling the content of said high and low priority queues into fixed sized assembled frames on a predetermined basis, said fixed sized assembled frames comprising a frame header, a data payload and a code, wherein said frame header comprises a plurality of parameters including parameters relating to cell/packet count per frame, size of partial cell/packet space, frame number and coding; and (c) means for transmitting said fixed sized assembled frame, wherein, said interconnect apparatus further comprises means for filling an entire payload in a frame with a sequence of predetermined numbers useable for acquisition.