Patent ID: 6757254
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
An ATM switching apparatus applicable to a short cell, comprising:an ATM switch to output an ATM cell to an output path corresponding to an identifier of the ATM cell; an interface unit to output the ATM cell having a plurality of short cells to said ATM switch; a demultiplexer to receive the ATM cell outputted from said interface unit through said ATM switch to produce a plurality of ATM cells, each of which includes one short cell, and output the ATM cells to said ATM switch; and a multiplexer to receive a plurality of ATM cells outputted from said demultiplexer through said ATM switch to produce the ATM cell having a plurality of short cells in accordance with the identifiers of the ATM cells, and outputs the ATM cell to said ATM switch, while setting the identifier of the produced ATM cell so that the ATM cell is outputted from a predetermined output path of said ATM switch, wherein said interface unit sets an identifier of the ATM cell so that the ATM cell is outputted to said demultiplexer, said demultiplexer sets the identifiers of the ATM cells so that the ATM cells are outputted to said multiplexer.