Patent ID: 6483838
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A table stored in a memory for access by an ATM cell handling unit used to obtain an ATM parameter for use in an ATM header of an outgoing ATM cell, the table having plural intervals including a first interval for first AAL type connections and an interval for second AAL type connections,the table further having subintervals for the first interval with each subinterval of the first interval being associated with (1) a unique VCI value for the first type AAL connection and (2) an offset value which points to the interval for the second AAL type connection, the table further having subintervals of the interval for the second AAL type connections with each subinterval for the second AAL type connections being associated with (1) a channel identifier (CID) for a particular one of the first AAL type connections; and (2) the ATM parameter for use in an ATM header of an outgoing ATM cell.