Abstract: An ATM information system processes information at the frame level using a processor including a device driver; a system memory and an adapter for sorting data cells into partially completed frames stored in the system memory using control information provided by the device driver. A controller in the adapter determines when an end of frame indication is received in a cell and updates a pointer in system memory for a completed frame list to a recently completed frame. The device driver processes frames in a completed frame list according a priority of the list. The device driver processing is independent of the sorting and storing of completed frames received in the system memory which improves the performance of the driver and the ability to handle delay sensitive traffic.

Abstract: An asynchronous transmission mode data cell header includes virtual channel and virtual path identifiers which are resolved into logical channel identifiers at the user interface by two table lookup operations. The virtual path identifier is used to access a virtual path table entry having a variable length pointer value buffered out to a fixed length field by zeros with a binary one at the boundary position. Using the binary one as a marker, the pointer field is extracted and concatenated with a base register value and the lower order bits of the virtual channel identifier, corresponding to the bit position of the binary one marker, to provide an index into a logical channel identifier table. The logical channel identifier is used to associate the data cell attached to that header with the appropriate user data stream.

Abstract: A method of inducing aggregate formation of animal cells is carried out by forming a nutrient medium suspension of animal cells and introducing itno the suspension microspheres of a derivatized diameter of not more than about 60 .mu.m, when measured in a suitable buffer saline or cell culture media.