Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.p.

Shaji A Thomas

Paul R Frazier

Michael H Jette

Neil D Salisbury

William C Tucker

Robert W Cantwell

Andrew Walding

Clemente G Garcia

David E Austin

A telecommunications network ( ) includes a digital cross-connect system ( ) that receives frame relay information carried in individual DS-0 signals over T-1 links ( ) and/or multiple DS-0 signals over FT-1 links ( ). The digital cross-connect system ( ) includes a cross-connect matrix ( ) that consolidates DS-0 signals into DS-1 signals. The digital cross-connect system ( ) further includes a plurality of frame groomers ( ) that extract frames from each DS-0 signal for consolidation into a frame groomed consolidated circuit. The frame groomed consolidated circuit from each frame groomer ( ) is transferred in DS-3 signals to a concentrator ( ). The concentrator ( ) concentrates the received DS-3 signals into a single DS-3 signal for transport to an edge switch ( ).

System for consolidating telecommunications traffic onto a minimum number of output paths

An integrated multi-services access platform includes a time division multiplex interface coupled to a time division multiplex network, a matrix in communications with the time division multiplex interface, a frame relay groomer coupled to the matrix, an asynchronous transfer mode matrix coupled to the frame relay groomer, and an asynchronous transfer mode interface coupled to a frame relay/asynchronous transfer mode network. The integrated multi-services access platform may further include an integrated element manager, which includes a centralized management system coupled to a time division multiplex operational support system, a frame relay/asynchronous transfer mode network management system interworking unit coupled to at least one frame relay/asynchronous transfer mode network management system, an element management function unit operable for service provisioning, fault management, element and network monitoring, and metric measurements, an element management database having service and network configurations, status, and billing information, a simple network management protocol unit, and at least one application program interface coupled to at least one telecommunications element.

Integrated element manager and integrated multi-services access platform

A telecommunications network (,) includes a digital cross-connect system (,) that receives frame relay information carried in individual DS-,signals over DS-,links (,) and/or multiple DS-,signals over FT-,links (,). The digital cross-connect system (,) includes a cross-connect matrix (,) that consolidates DS-,signals into DS-,signals. The digital cross-connect system (,) further includes a frame groomer (,) that extracts frames from each DS-,signal for consolidation into a frame groomed consolidated circuit. The frame groomed consolidated circuit is transferred to an edge switch (,) in DS-,signals through the frame groomer (,) and the cross-connect matrix (,).

System, device, and method for consolidating frame information into a minimum number of output links

A telecommunications network (12) includes a digital cross-connect system (10) that receives frame relay information carried in individual DS-0 signals over DS-0 links (14) and/or multiple DS-0 signals over FT-1 links (16). The digital cross-connect system (10) includes a cross-connect matrix (44) that consolidates DS-0 signals into DS-1 signals. The digital cross-connect system (10) further includes a frame groomer (40) that extracts frames from each DS-0 signal for consolidation into a frame groomed consolidated circuit. The frame groomed consolidated circuit is transferred to an edge switch (24) in DS-1 signals through the frame groomer (40) and the cross-connect matrix (44).

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Shaji A Thomas