Patent ID: 6775305
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A multi-channel communication system, comprising:a communication node coupled for data communication over a communications network according to a packet switching data transfer protocol, the communication node configured to receive a stream of data packets in a downstream direction according to a downstream data packet sequence, the communication node further coupled to a plurality of asynchronous communications links, the communication node configured to generate a transport protocol data unit (TPDU) corresponding to each data packet in the received stream, the communication node further configured to inverse multiplex the stream of generated TPDUs for transmission over the plurality of asynchronous communication links; a destination line multiplexer/demultiplexer coupled for data communication with the plurality of asynchronous communication links, the destination line multiplexer/demultiplexer configured to receive and resequence the stream of TPDUs in accordance with the downstream data packet sequence, the destination line multiplexer/demultiplexer also configured to release a TPDU once it is in the correct sequence order; and a destination first-in first-out (FIFO) buffer with an input coupled to an output of the destination line multiplexer/demultiplexer and an output coupled to a destination computing device.