Method and apparatus for packet grooming and aggregation

Details Method and apparatus for packet grooming and aggregation Method and apparatus for packet grooming and aggregation

2004-02-03

2009-02-17

Yao, Kwang B (Department: 2416)

Multiplex communications

Data flow congestion prevention or control

Flow control of data transmission through a network

C370S395320

Reexamination Certificate

active

07492714

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for building a packet grooming and aggregation engine is disclosed. The grooming and aggregation engine can be applied to the network for providing flexible aggregation and service multiplexing functions. A method and apparatus achieves the intended function that is easy to implement and easy for the network operator to manage, yet provides enough flexibility to mix and match various services at the edge node of the network. One specific embodiment of the patent is an Ethernet over SONET mapping system where user traffic is aggregated and groomed into SONET transport virtual concatenation channels.

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