| 摘要 |
A network interface for sharing a communication channel implements a method for enabling a customer to insert, into a payload containing a first data packet addressed to a first destination, a second data packet addressed to a second destination. The method includes determining the extent of available space in the first data packet and, on the basis of the extent of that space, identifying a second data packet for insertion into the payload. The network interface also implements a method for enabling a customer to retrieve a data packet from a payload when that payload includes data packets addressed to different users. In a circuit-switching network such as a SONET ring, this eliminates wasted space on the payload. |
