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The invention relates to a local network operating in the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), comprising a plurality of stations which are coupled, via network interfaces comprising a coupling device and a control arrangement, to sending and receiving ring lines and which are provided for transmitting

The invention relates to a local network operating in the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), comprising a plurality of stations which are coupled, via network interfaces comprising a coupling device and a control arrangement, to sending and receiving ring lines and which are provided for transmitting user cells containing user-oriented information and at least control cells containing signalling information. The control arrangement assigned to a transmitter station is provided for generating at least a control cell to be sent to a receiver station after the control arrangement has received from the transmitter station a control cell with a realisable request for a unicast or multicast connection from a user of the transmitter station to a user of at least one receiver station, which control cell has in its information field at least information about the users, the address of the transmitter station and a user-related identification for a down channel. At least one control arrangement assigned to a receiver station is provided for generating a control cell to be transmitted to the transmitter station after a transmitter station-originated control cell containing a realisable connection request from a user of the receiver station has been received, which control cell contains in its information field at least an indication about the address of the assigned receiver station and a user-related identification for the up-channel.

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A local network operating in the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), comprising; a plurality of stations, said stations including means for transmitting user cells containing user-oriented information and control cells containing signalling information; and a plurality of network interfaces, each incl

A local network operating in the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), comprising; a plurality of stations, said stations including means for transmitting user cells containing user-oriented information and control cells containing signalling information; and a plurality of network interfaces, each including a coupling device and a control arrangement, said plurality of network interfaces for coupling said plurality of stations to sending and receiving lines, wherein a control arrangement assigned to a transmitter station includes means for generating a control cell to be transmitted to a receiver station after a control cell containing a realisable request for a single (unicast) or a multiple (multicast) connection between a user of the transmitter station and a user of at least one receiver station has been received from the transmitter station, wherein the generated control cell contains in its information field information about the user, an address of the transmitter station and a user-related identification for a down-channel, and wherein a control arrangement assigned to a receiver station includes means for generating a control cell to be sent to the transmitter station after a control cell originating from the transmitter station and containing a realisable request for a connection from a user of the receiver station has been received, wherein the generated control cell contains in its information field a message about an address of the assigned receiver station and a user-related identification for an up-channel.