Abstract: An information communication system in which a switch constituting section (2) housing a data generating source is connected to a center switch constituting section (1) through a communication channel (3) using an ATM technology as if the function of an ATM switch of distributed arrangement type was realized. This information communication system flexibly handles new kinds of information provided with the progress of times, and, even when a fault occurs, properly copes with the fault.

Abstract: A multiplex-packet band learning system and method wherein management of the transmission band of a trunk suitable for an actual packet communication amount can be established to contribute to efficient multiplex packet communication. The number of communication packets per unit time for each medium pattern corresponding one of combinations of call terminal attributes is measured for the trunk interface of each exchange, a normal distribution of the numbers of communication packets in actual communication is estimated on the basis of the measured number of communication packets per unit time for each medium pattern, and its estimated value is updatingly held as index data of permission or prohibition of a new call registration.

Abstract: Packet communication is effected by variably setting a control priority on the basis of a call priority value set as a fixed value at the time of call setting as well as a packet priority value variably designated by a transmission packet during communication. While a packet priority is being designated in correspondence with the degree of importance of the packet, the relevant packet can be communicated with a truly desirable priority corresponding to that degree of importance, thereby contributing to the effective utilization of a memory resource in an exchange and a trunk transmission zone.

Abstract: An exchange route decision system and method which, when it is desired to realize tandem connection between outgoing and incoming communication terminals of various sorts and multiple rates requiring immediate data communication through a plurality of exchanges, take the residual capacities of relay lines between the outgoing and incoming terminals into consideration. In the system and method, the residual capacities of the relay lines between the outgoing and incoming terminals are divided into a plurality of classes based on predetermined line capacity units, data on routes providing minimum costs in association with the classes are controlled. Boundary values of each of the classes are separately controlled at residual-line-capacity increasing and decreasing sides. Updating operation of the route data in association with the classes takes place only when a change in the residual line capacity exceeds the capacity increasing or decreasing boundary value of the class.

Abstract: A congestion avoidance control system and method for a communication network for determining one of routes between a plurality of communication terminals connected to a plurality of exchanges in turn interconnected by a plurality of lines to establish a tandem connection while relieving call congestion to a specific exchange and minimizing the occurrence of cell loss. For each of the relay lines, a resistive value indicative of a reciprocal of a ratio of a relay line residual capacity to an intra-network line full capacity is set and multiplied by a relay line load value to obtain a route load value of the relay line to prepare an output-line residual-capacity minimum-cost vector table.

Abstract: An exchange route decision system and method which, when it is desired to realize tandem connection between outgoing and incoming communication terminals of various sorts and multiple rates requiring immediate data communication through a plurality of exchanges, take the residual capacities of relay lines between the outgoing and incoming terminals into consideration. In the system and method, the residual capacities of the relay lines between the outgoing and incoming terminals are divided into a plurality of classes based on predetermined line capacity units, data on routes providing minimum costs in association with the clases are controlled, and one of routes corresponding to the class satisfying the request line capacity of the outgoing terminal is selected to thereby realize the dandem connection between the outgoing and incoming terminals.