Title: Data packet multiplexing in a staggered fashion

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1. In a transmission system conveying frames of data carrying interleaved data packets (200(N)-208(N)), each frame having a plurality of time slots (220-228), each data packet occupying corresponding time slots of a plurality of frames,

characterized by

means (321', 322', 323', 324', 325', 326', 333') for positioning an initial portion of each of the packets in respectively exclusive ones of the frames, and means (402, 404, 405, 406, 414, 416, 417) for operatively connecting control equipment with the transmission system during the corresponding time slots of the exclusive frames occupied by the initial portion of each of the packets.

2. In a transmission system in accordance with claim 1 wherein the positioning means includes means (321', 333') for writing initial portion defining signals into the corresponding time slot of at least one of the exclusive frames occupied by the initial portion of each of the packets.

3. In a transmission system, in accordance with claim 2, including means (412, 413, 414, 415, 428) responsive to the initial portion defining signals for aligning the transmissively connecting means with the corresponding time slots of the exclusive frames.

4. In a transmission system, in accordance with claim 3, including means (305, 310, 322) responsive to the transmissively connecting means for reading signals out of at least one of the corresponding time slots of the exclusive frames.

5. In a transmission system, in accordance with claim 4, including means (325, 326, 323, 324, 333, 327, 319, 306, 308, 309) controlled by the reading means and responsive to reading predetermined signals in the at least one corresponding time slot of the exclusive frames occupied by the initial portion of a data packet for transmissively connecting communicating equipment with the transmission system during subsequent ones of the corresponding time slots occupied by the data packet.

6. In a transmission system, in accordance with claim 5, wherein the communicating equipment comprises transmitting equipment (321) for inserting signals in the subsequent corresponding time slots.

7. In a transmission system, in accordance with claim 5, wherein the communicating equipment comprise receiving equipment (307) for reading signals out of the subsequent corresponding time slots.

Other info:

Inventors: Larsen, Arthur B. (Colts Neck, NJ, US)

Application Number: 973181
Filing Date: 1978-12-26
Publication_date: 1980-12-02
Assignee: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated (Murray Hill, NJ)
Primary Class(es): 370/389 370/458
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3597549	Aug, 1971	Farmer	179/15.
3732543	May, 1973	Rocher	179/15.
3985962	Oct, 1976	Jones	179/15.
4071706	Jan, 1978	Warren	179/15.
4154983	May, 1979	Pedersen	179/15.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Stewart, David L.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Lipton; Roy C.