Patent ID: 7590130
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: H04J,H04L

Abstract:
1. A communications system, comprising: a first stage of a network node including a first scan table; and a second stage of the network node including a second scan table, wherein the first stage is configured to select a first channel identification from the first scan table, provide data from a channel identified by the first channel identification, assemble a first packet containing the data and a second packet having status information corresponding to said first packet, and to transmit the first and second packets to the second stage, and wherein the second stage is configured to receive the first and second packets, divide the first packet into a plurality of data segments based on data length information obtained from the second packet, select a second channel identification from the second scan table for each data segment based on a corresponding identifier obtained from the second packet, and output the data segments on a synchronous network at a data rate corresponding to their respective channel identifications.