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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Infinera Corporation, Annapolis Junction, MD (US);
Inventors:
Abishek Gopalan, San Jose, CA (US);
Snigdho Bardalai, San Ramon, CA (US);
Biao Lu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Onur Turkcu, Saratoga, CA (US);
Parthiban Kandappan, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Infinera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/931 (2013.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04J 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/35 (2013.01); H04L 69/321 (2013.01); H04J 3/1658 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optimized communication network may include an edge switch capable of transporting and switching L1 and L2 traffic and configured to selectively transport and switch L2 traffic using L1 protocols.