Abstract:
A processor executes a predetermined operation process by switching a connection structure between a plurality of arithmetic and logic unit modules. Each of the arithmetic and logic unit modules includes a plurality of arithmetic and logic units. The arithmetic and logic unit modules include a first arithmetic and logic unit module that includes a plurality of arithmetic and logic units that executes various operation processes, and a second arithmetic and logic unit module that includes a plurality of arithmetic and logic units of which executable operation processes are limited compared with the first arithmetic and logic unit module.
Abstract:
A service identification adding portion adds service identification information to a cell corresponding to each connection that uses a predetermined communication service (ABR service) and that is input to a switch system. A connection number counting portion counts the number of connections that use the communication service on each output line at predetermined intervals. A band control information generating portion generates band control information corresponding to each output line at predetermined intervals based on the number of connections counted at predetermined intervals. A band control information indicating portion sends band control information at predetermined intervals corresponding to each output line to a transmission side terminal corresponding to a connection that uses the communication service on each output line.
Abstract:
A switching system in an ATM switching system accommodating an ABR is constructed of an individual units connected to a transmitting terminal or a receiving terminal to implement an efficient bandwidth authorization, and a plurality of intra-system relay devices having transmission allowed rate calculating units. In this switching system, there are separated a transfer of a management cell between the transmitting terminal or the receiving terminal and the individual unit and a transfer of the management cell between the plurality of intra-system relay devices.
Abstract:
A congestion-monitor control apparatus monitors a congestion condition of each output highway in an asynchronous transfer mode switching system transferring cells to output highways by using a cell-storage buffer. The apparatus includes a monitor circuit monitoring the number of cells stored in the cell-storage buffer for each output highway at a plurality of timings during a given monitor time interval. The apparatus further includes a first determination circuit comparing the number of times when the number of cells from the monitor circuit is equal to or more than a first threshold value during the given monitor time interval with a second threshold value and determining whether the congestion has occurred in a corresponding output highway based on a comparison result.
Abstract:
A test cell generating section periodically generates a pass determining test cell at preset timing, multiplexes them with user cells from a user line interface, and transmits the result of multiplexing to an ATM exchange. When no user cell is supplied from the user line interface, the test cell generating section transmits only the pass determining test cell to the ATM exchange. A cell determining section determines whether a cell supplied from the ATM exchange is a user cell or test cell, identifies/determines the pass based on information of the test cell and outputs only the user cell to the user line side when the supplied cell is the test cell.
Abstract:
A self-routing exchange which includes switch modules connected in multiple stages. A synchronous transfer mode (STM) circuit switch module, which is capable of changing over a connection relationship between incoming highways and outgoing highways, is provided between the multistage-connected switch modules and self-routing switch modules. Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch modules are provided as switch modules in preceding and succeeding stages of the circuit switching module. In dependence upon the number m of self-routing switch modules, a controller sets, by means of software, the connection relationship between the incoming and outgoing highways in each of space switches incorporated within the circuit switching module. As a result, the total mn-number of incoming highways from the self-routing switch modules are connected to respective ones of mn-number of outgoing highways set by the controller. In a case where self-routing switch modules are added on later to expand the system, the controller changes the connection relationship between the incoming and outgoing highways in each space switch within the circuit switching module, using software.
Abstract:
A broadband ISDN remote multiplexer, which is constructed by separating a subscriber line interfacing section from an ATM exchange and installing the same at a remote location connected via a high-speed transmission line, comprises: a first interface unit for carrying out conversion between a transmitted signal of UNI format, carrying a destination number in its GFC field and transmitted over a transmission medium interconnecting the ATM exchange and the broadband ISDN remote multiplexer, and a first path-control signal that directs a connection within the remote multiplexer in accordance with the destination number; a plurality of subscriber line interface units for terminating respectively the plurality of broadband ISDN subscriber lines; and a multiplexing/demultiplexing unit for making a connection between the first interface unit and each of the subscriber line interface units in accordance with the first path-control signal.
Abstract:
In a control system for switching between a first system and a second system of a duplicated selecting structure in an ATM exchange, one of the first and second systems operates as an active system, and the other operates as a standby system. A generator unit writes specific bits into ATM cells received via an input transmission line. The specific bits respectively written into ATM cells to be transferred via the active system indicate a first state, and those respectively written into the ATM cells to be transferred via the standby system indicate a second state. A first table stores the specific bits respectively assigned to VPI/VCI pairs related to the ATM cells transferred via the first system. A second table stores the specific bits respectively assigned to VPI/VCI pairs related to the ATM cells transferred via the second system. A selecting unit compares the specific bits written into the ATM cells with the specific bits stored in the first and second tables by using the VPI/VCI pairs of the ATM cells, and outputs only ATM cells respectively having specific bits respectively indicating the first state to an output transmission line.
Abstract:
An operation apparatus includes a sequencer controlling states of a plurality of operation devices and a configuration memory storing therein configuration information as setting information for each state in the operation device. In the operation apparatus, a path which requires a data buffer and another path which requires no such a data buffer are provided for inputting data to the operation device, a data buffer control part is provided for controlling selection from these two paths and operation of the data buffer, and contents of path selection and operation control of the data buffer carried out by the data buffer control part are set according to the configuration information.
Abstract:
A switch station including an ATM switch; a memory storing control data for operations of the switch station; an intra-station device, accommodating a subscriber line, performing communication operation on subscriber ATM cell; a control processor generating control information in link access protocol (LAP) format; and an interface unit converting LAP control information into ATM cell to the intra-station device through the ATM switch, wherein the control information is communicated according to LAP, the intra-station device receives the control information and transmits a direct memory access request to obtain control data stored in the memory, the interface unit obtains and converts the data format of the control data into ATM cell to transmit to the intra-station device through the switch, and the intra-station device performs the communication operation on the subscriber ATM cell based on the control data received through the switch.