Communication terminal and network unit in information offering system, terminal identifying information setting method, information offering system, and fixed-length cell transmitting and receiving unit in information communication system
    1.
    发明授权
    Communication terminal and network unit in information offering system, terminal identifying information setting method, information offering system, and fixed-length cell transmitting and receiving unit in information communication system 失效
    信息提供系统中的通信终端和网络单元,信息通信系统中的终端识别信息设置方法,信息提供系统和固定长度小区发送和接收单元

    公开(公告)号:US06226681B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-05-01

    申请号:US08968164

    申请日:1997-11-12

    IPC分类号: G06F1516

    CPC分类号: H04Q11/0478 H04L2012/563

    摘要: A communication terminal in an information offering system used through an ATM network providing, for example, multicast connections. The information offering system is equipped with an information offering unit and a network unit accommodating a plurality of communication terminals including the communication terminal through lines and made to offer desired information transmitted from the information offering unit through a virtual path and virtual channel set peculiarly to the information to the communication terminal. The communication terminal comprises an identifying information inserting section for inserting information for identifying one of the communication terminals being the sender as terminal identifying information into data to be transmitted to the information offering unit side and a transmitting section for transmitting the data undergoing the insertion of the terminal identifying information in the identifying information inserting section through the virtual path and the virtual channel. Thus, the service offering side can recognize and identify the service receiving terminal side without using the connection of an ATM virtual channel different from the ATM virtual channel being in the multicast connection.

    摘要翻译: 通过提供例如组播连接的ATM网络使用的信息提供系统中的通信终端。 信息提供系统配备有信息提供单元和网络单元,该网络单元通过线路容纳包括通信终端的多个通信终端,并且通过虚拟路径提供从信息提供单元发送的期望信息,以及特定地设置到 信息到通信终端。 通信终端包括:识别信息插入部分,用于将用于识别作为终端识别信息的发送方的通信终端之一的信息插入到要发送到信息提供单元侧的数据中;以及发送部分,用于发送经由插入的数据 通过虚拟路径和虚拟通道在识别信息插入部分中的终端识别信息。 因此,服务提供方可以在不使用与多播连接中的ATM虚拟通道不同的ATM虚拟通道的连接的情况下识别和识别服务接收终端侧。

    Method of charging for additional services, and additional-service
communication system
    3.
    发明授权
    Method of charging for additional services, and additional-service communication system 失效
    附加服务收费方法,附加业务通信系统

    公开(公告)号:US5982754A

    公开(公告)日:1999-11-09

    申请号:US812087

    申请日:1997-03-04

    CPC分类号: H04L12/14

    摘要: Disclosed is an additional-service communication system in which an additional service for which a request has been issued by a subscriber apparatus is provided to the subscriber apparatus from a provider apparatus by cells via a transmission line. In the communication system, a transmission apparatus is provided between the provider apparatus and the subscriber apparatus. The transmission apparatus generates charge metering cells commensurate with amount of additional-service cells in regard to each subscriber apparatus and transmits these cells to the provider apparatus and subscriber apparatus via the transmission line. The provider apparatus counts the charge metering cells in regard to each subscriber apparatus and calculates the charge due from each subscriber apparatus. The subscriber apparatus counts the charge metering cells, calculates the charge due and displays this charge.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种附加业务通信系统,其中由用户装置发出请求的附加业务经由传输线从小区经由提供者装置提供给用户装置。 在通信系统中,在提供者装置和用户装置之间设置发送装置。 传输设备产生与每个用户设备相关的附加业务小区的计费小区,并且经由传输线路将这些小区发送到提供商设备和用户设备。 提供者设备对每个用户设备对计费费用单元进行计数,并计算每个用户装置的费用。 用户设备对计费单元进行计数,计算到期的费用并显示该费用。

    Broadcast control system, network element, and switching node apparatus with broadcast cell routing capabilities in asynchronous transmission mode network
    4.
    发明授权
    Broadcast control system, network element, and switching node apparatus with broadcast cell routing capabilities in asynchronous transmission mode network 失效
    广播控制系统,网元和具有广播小区路由功能的交换节点设备在异步传输模式网络中

    公开(公告)号:US06385200B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-07

    申请号:US09012503

    申请日:1998-01-23

    IPC分类号: H04L1228

    摘要: A broadcast control system and its components capable of determining unique routes to deliver broadcast cells to every destination in an ATM network, which is designed to avoid network congestion and subsequent degradation in quality of service, as well as to reduce the workloads imposed on network equipment. The ATM network is organized by a plurality of network elements and at least one service provider terminal connected to a source network element. A broadcast routing controller disposed in the source network element distributes a broadcast routing control cell over the ATM network. Each network element on the network receives this broadcast routing control cell as well as its replicas delivered through different paths, and on the basis of information contained in those control cells, it establishes its own routing data in the local storage. This routing data indicates a particular link that is connected to the shortest path between the source network element and the present network element. When relaying broadcast cells, each network element selectively accepts broadcast cells coming through a particular link registered in the routing data and redistributes them to adjacent network elements.

    摘要翻译: 一种广播控制系统及其组件,其能够确定将广播小区传送到ATM网络中的每个目的地的唯一路由,其被设计为避免网络拥塞并随后降低服务质量,并且减少对网络设备施加的工作负载 。 ATM网络由多个网络元件和连接到源网络元件的至少一个服务提供商终端组织。 布置在源网络单元中的广播路由控制单元通过ATM网络分配广播路由控制小区。 网络上的每个网络接收该广播路由控制小区以及通过不同路径传递的副本,并且基于这些控制小区中包含的信息,它在本地存储器中建立其自己的路由数据。 该路由数据指示连接到源网络元件和当前网络元件之间的最短路径的特定链路。 当中继广播小区时,每个网络单元选择性地接收通过登记在路由数据中的特定链路的广播小区并将其重新分配给相邻的网络单元。