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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Paola Iovanna, Pisa, IT;
Francesco Testa, Pisa, IT;
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 11/00 (2006.01); H04J 14/02 (2006.01); H04B 10/2575 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 11/0062 (2013.01); H04B 10/25755 (2013.01); H04J 14/022 (2013.01); H04J 14/0216 (2013.01); H04J 14/0283 (2013.01); H04J 14/0291 (2013.01); H04J 14/0297 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0081 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0092 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transport network is configured to connect one or more optical rings of optical add and drop devices with one or more digital units in a radio access network. The transport network comprises a first electronic cross-connect and a second electronic cross-connect. A switch is provided for connecting the first electronic cross-connect and/or the second electronic cross-connect to the one or more digital units. The first and second electronic cross-connects are each coupled to at least one of the one or more optical rings of optical add and drop devices.