Yotta Networks, Inc.

Ceterus Networks, Inc.

Justin Hunt

Frederick Rush

Lakshman S Tamil

Bing Li

David F Wolf

Robert W Cantwell

Lee Dobson McFearin

Rajendra R Damle

Scott A Rothrock

Gopalakrishnan Hari

Troy D Robinson

Robert K Butler

Robert J Dittmar

Earl Ponceti

Alexander A Smith

Mitch Entezari

Glen Collier

Allesandro Fabbri

Quan Jiang

Joseph M McQuade

A method, system and transport unit to combine and transport multiple variable data rate LAN streams and fixed data rate voice streams through a plurality of transmission links used as a conduit for transmission of data between local area networks are disclosed. Combining both TDM and packetized network traffic into packets for transfer between LANs using a framed protocol for the transfer is further disclosed.

Method and apparatus for transport of fractional datastreams over frame-based transport systems

Systems and methods for optical cross connects which switch data at a container (packet) level. In one embodiment, a plurality of optical switch edges are coupled to an optical switch core via a minimal number of optical fibers. The switch core is configured to optically switch data from an ingress edge to one of a plurality of egress edges in a nonblocking fashion. The ingress edge receives data streams and distributes the data among a plurality of container processors. Each of these container processors produces an optical signal of a different wavelength, which can then be multiplexed with others to form a multiple-wavelength optical signal that is transmitted to the switch core. The switch core then switches successive portions (containers) of the multiple-wavelength signal to the egress edges to which they are respectively destined. The respective egress edges perform the reverse of this process to form output data signals.

Container based crossconnect

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Wylie, TX, United States of America

Justin Hunt