Ciena Corporation

Shi-Woang Wang

Raanan Ben-Zur

Avinish Kumar Sharma

Sandra Maria Frazier

An interface transmitter coupled among a number of network elements of at least one network is provided, wherein a number of data frames of a first type are received from at least one processor and stored in at least one random access memory (RAM). Data is read from the RAM to at least one data serializer in response to a number of signals received from the processor and over at least one backplane network. A number of data frames of a second type corresponding to the data frames of a first type are generated and serially transferred among the network elements using the backplane network.

Interface transmitter for communications among network elements

A method and apparatus for generating massive interrupts in random access memory (RAM) are provided, comprising receiving and storing Time Slot network (TS Net) data frames comprising switching event information in a first RAM area. Compare operations are performed among prespecified ones of the TS Net data frames. Unit interrupt bits are set in a corresponding location of a second RAM area in response to detected bit differences resulting from the compare operations. Interrupt status bits are set in a corresponding location of a third RAM area in response to set unit interrupt bits. Massive interrupt signals are generated in response to set unit interrupt bit.

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Shi-Woang Wang