ATM communications network
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorKlaus David Gradisching
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Abstract
The ATM communications network (NW) has a plurality of network nodes (NK1, NK2, NK3) connected with one another via at least one transmission medium, which respectively represent at least one signaling point, corresponding to a defined outband signaling. At least one virtual channel is respectively provided on the respective transmission medium between adjacent signaling points for the transmission of signaling information defined according to a network protocol and of network management information. At least one further virtual channel, allocated exclusively to the network management information, is respectively reserved on the respective transmission medium for the transmission of the network management information between adjacent signaling points.
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A communications network operating according to an asynchronous transfer mode, the communications network having a plurality of network nodes connected with one another via at least one transmission medium, which, corresponding to a defined outband signaling, respectively represent at least one signaling point, comprising:
- between adjacent signaling points of the plurality of network nodes, at least one virtual channel on the at least one transmission medium for transmission of signaling information defined according to a network protocol and for transmission of network management information;
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- at least one further virtual channel, allocated exclusively to the network management information, and reserved on the at least one transmission medium for transmission of the network management information between the adjacent signaling points.
A communications network operating according to an asynchronous transfer mode, comprising:
- a plurality of network nodes connected with one another via a plurality of transmission medium, which, corresponding to a defined outband signaling, respectively represent a plurality of signaling points;
- between adjacent signaling points of the plurality of signaling points, at least one virtual channel on a respective transmission medium of the plurality of transmission medium for transmission of signaling information defined according to a network protocol and for transmission of network management information;
- at least one further virtual channel, allocated exclusively to the network management information, and reserved on a respective transmission medium of the plurality of transmission medium for transmission of the network management information between adjacent signaling points of the plurality of signaling points;
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- at least one part of said plurality of transmission media having, at least one virtual channel reserved exclusively for transmission of the network management information.
A communications network operating according to an asynchronous transfer mode, comprising:
- a plurality of network nodes connected with one another via a plurality of transmission medium, which, corresponding to a defined outband signaling, respectively represent a plurality of signaling points;
- between adjacent signaling points of the plurality of signaling points, at least one virtual channel on a respective transmission medium of the plurality of transmission medium for the transmission of signaling information defined according to a network protocol and for transmission of network management information;
- at least one further virtual channel, allocated exclusively to the network management information, and reserved on a respective transmission medium of the plurality of transmission medium for transmission of the network management information between respective adjacent signaling points of the plurality of signaling points;
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- broadcasting network management information on said at least one further virtual channel that is broadcast from a first signaling point to adjacent signaling points on the transmission media, distribution of the network management information to individual transmission media being carried out through a corresponding adjustment of a coupling network associated with a relevant signaling point of the adjacent signaling point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.