Method for cell broadcasting in ATM communication network

摘要

Method for multi-address transmission of cells in a communication network operating in-the asynchronous transfer mode. The method relates to a communication system (KA) of a communication network (KN) or to a switching structure (SN) of a communication system. Given multi-addressed cells to be transmitted by the communication network (KN) or the switching structure (SN), multi-addressing. information (rsi) that is specifically associated to a switching stage or to a communication system is formed for every additional switching path in each of the communication systems (KA) or switching stages (ST). Further routing information (ri) attached thereto is formed and additionally inserted into a cell header (ZK) or into an internal cell header (IZK) of the communication system. The cells are transmitted multi-addressed in the communication network (KN) or the switching structure (SN) using this cell header (ZK) or internal cell header (IZK) of the communication system that precedes the respective cell. As a result of the method, the self-control principle of cells through a multi-stage communication network (KN) or an n-stage switching structure (SN) is preserved without any restrictions.