Patent ID: 6567401
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: H04L,H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
In a connection structure between a public switched telephone network (PSTN) switching center and a V5.2 protocol access network including a protocol board comprising a datapath layer and a plurality of physical layers, a separate structure of a datapath layer and a physical layer within the access network loaded with the 5.2 protocol in the wireless communication system, the separate structure comprising:a plurality of physical layer boards with the plurality of physical layers separated from the protocol board and connected to the PSTN switching center via a plurality of E1 links; a routing section disposed between a group of the multiple physical layer boards and the protocol board with the datapath layer, for designating a protocol transmission path between the datapath layer in the protocol board and one of the multiple physical layer boards and for routing packet data including a protocol message between the designated physical layer board and the protocol board; and control means for providing a control signal to the routing section to allow the packet data to be routed to the designated physical layer board or the protocol board via the routing section.