Method and network for transferring data and signals
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJoachim Grottel, Harald Karl, Friedrich Lindner, Andreas Tröltzsch
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Abstract
In a method and network for transferring data and signals between terminal equipment via one or more switching stations, the data and digitized signals are combined in cells, with each cell having a header in which connection information is contained that designates a transmission or routing target. The terminal equipment and switching stations are synchronized so that the cells are transferred in a synchronized manner via one or more switching stations. Signals and high quality of service (QoS) data thus can be transferred through the same network.
Claims15
A method for data and signal transmission between terminal equipment via at least one switching station in a distributed system, comprising the steps of:
- combining data to be transmitted and digital signals to be transmitted into respective cells that each contain at least one block for the digitized signals, at least one block for the data, and a header;
- in said header, incorporating connection information designating at least one transfer target or relay target for said data;
- synchronizing said terminal equipment and said at least one switching station;
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- synchronously transferring said cells between said terminal equipment via said at least one switching station according to said connection information.
A network for data and signal transmission comprising:
- a plurality of network components including at least two terminal equipment units and at least one switching station in communication with each of said at least two terminal equipment units;
- each of said network components comprising a transmission module that transmits respective cells, comprising data and digital signals and a header to another of said network components, said header containing connection information designating at least one transmission target or relay target for the data in that cell;
- each network component further comprising a synchronization module that synchronizes that network component with other network components dependent on points in time of reception of the respective cells and known transmission and processing times;
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- each transmission module synchronously transferring said cells via said at least one switching station according to said connection information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.