Multiplex communications – Communication techniques for information carried in plural... – Combining or distributing information via time channels
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-30
2010-06-29
Phunkulh, Bob A (Department: 2477)
Multiplex communications
Communication techniques for information carried in plural...
Combining or distributing information via time channels
C370S541000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07746907
ABSTRACT:
An overhead processor processes overhead bytes in a stream of Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) frames in multiple levels. In one embodiment, the overhead processor includes three stages. A first stage provides access for external processing of a first set of overhead bytes in the stream of SONET frames. A second stage is programmable to process a second set of overhead bytes in the stream of SONET frames. A third stage processes a third set of overhead bytes in each frame in the stream of SONET frames.
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