Multiplex communications – Fault recovery – Bypass an inoperative station
Patent
1997-10-01
2000-06-27
Kizou, Hassan
Multiplex communications
Fault recovery
Bypass an inoperative station
370242, 370248, H04L 1256
Patent
active
060815035
ABSTRACT:
A network element with a centralized switch fabric is able to support multiple switching functions while meeting established performance requirements by using a control system based on an embedded signal status protocol. Generally, each input signal within a transmission path is monitored to derive signal status information, which is then individually encoded and embedded within the input signal. The embedded signal status can be decoded and provided as input to control logic for processing at any point within the transmission path, as necessary. In the case of a centralized switch fabric, the control logic resolves an address of a single input signal based on the embedded signal status and provides this resolved address to the switch fabric so that the appropriate input signal can be selected. In the present invention, the control logic may be configured to support any given application, e.g., "path-in-line" protection switching, whereby each configuration of control logic constitutes an application control set that supports the performance requirements of that given application.
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Bordogna Mark Aldo
Dietz Philip Sidney
Landry Joseph Elide
Towne Jeffrey Robert
Trested, Jr. Warren Clifton
Kizou Hassan
Lucent Technologies - Inc.
Murgia Gregory J.
Slavitt Mitchell
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