Alcatel Lucent

Alcatel-lucent Canada Inc.

Robert Nesbitt

Chad William Kendall

Robert Elliott Robotham

Tom Edward Davis

Predrag Kostic

Joey Chow

Peter Irma August Barri

Bart Joseph Gerard Pauwels

Olivier Didier Duroyon

The invention relates to a telecommunication network having IP packet-supporting capabilities, which includes a load distribution processing function, either centralized or distributed, by means of which a load distribution function may be applied to sets of paths between network nodes or sets of links of network trunks. The load distribution processing function handles different load distribution functions. Each of the different load distribution functions is associated to a different network input unit involved in the load distribution for a set of paths between network nodes or a set of trunk links. The invention also relates to a method of load distribution in a telecommunication network as summarized above.

Method for distributing load over multiple shared resources in a communication network and network applying such a method

Apparatus for transmitting a data stream between cards connected by a midplane breaks the data stream into a plurality of channels. The apparatus comprises a serializer for each channel. Serialized data is transmitted across the midplane to a deserializer at the destination. Sequential cells are sent in different channels. Cell ordering is preserved by staggering the start of cell transmission in the channels. The invention permits data to be transmitted across a mid plane using a reduced number of data lines. The data stream on each card may be carried in a wide bus at a relatively low clock rate. Apparatus according to the invention may be used to transmit an OC-192 data stream across a pin-limited interface.

High speed sequenced multi-channel bus

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Robert Nesbitt