Method and apparatus for variable rate pipes

Details Method and apparatus for variable rate pipes Method and apparatus for variable rate pipes

2007-04-24

2007-04-24

Hsu, Alpus H. (Department: 2616)

Multiplex communications

Fault recovery

Bypass an inoperative station

C370S404000, C398S003000, C398S005000, C398S059000

Reexamination Certificate

active

09887299

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for variable rate pipes is described. In one embodiment of the invention, a computer implemented method comprises allocating a pipe from part of a working channel and at least part of a protecting channel of a span of a bi-directional line switched ring (BLSR), the pipe having a bandwidth, transmitting a set of layer 2/3 traffic in the pipe, and reducing the pipe's bandwidth when a failure occurs in the ring.

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