Local area communication system for integrated services based on a token-ring transmission medium

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PATENT NO 4843606
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06937591

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In a local area communication system comprising token rings (11) with synchronous bandwidth managers SBM (15) for issuing priority tokens for quasi-synchronous frames at regular intervals, the rings are interconnected by a time division muliplex PBX unit (21) via their SMB units. Buffers are provided in each SBM for synchronous information blocks transferred from and to the ring, and the TDM control (31) can independently access these buffers for TDM switching of the individual bytes of said information blocks. Besides this PBX interconnection for synchronous information or voice, the rings are also interconnected by a backbone bus or ring for transfer of asynchronous data between rings. A special slot rearrangement procedure is provided to improve the filling of time slots in the quasi-synchronous frames that are no longer used after release of a connection, to allow for adapting the frame length (number of issued slots) to the number of existing connections.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bux, Werner K Richterswil, CH 8 410
Closs, Felix H Adliswil, CH 3 442
Mueller, Johann R Langnau am Albis, CH 8 320
Van, As Harmen R Langnau am Albis, CH 2 94
Zafiropulo, Pitro A Ruschlikon, CH 4 203

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