Patent ID: 6061355
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
An ATM transmission system comprising:plural electronic circuit packages having respective process functions in ATM transmission, each of said electronic circuit packages subjecting a receiving ATM cell to a transmission process;a control section having a first table programmed to define a relationship among transmission processes performed by at least a portion of said electronic circuit packages: anda cell distribution section having plural input/output terminals connectable to said plural electronic circuit packages and a second table defining a distribution route through said at least a portion of said electronic circuit packages said distribution route in said second table being formed from connections among respective ones of said input/output terminals and said at least a portion of said electronic circuit packages, said distribution route in said second table being defined by the programmed relationship among said transmission processes in said first table, said cell distribution section controlling a flow of a receive ATM cell through said at least a portion of said electronic circuit packages via said distribution route.