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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Inventors:
Christopher John Brown, Stittsville, CA;
Craig Donald Suitor, Nepean, CA;
Matthew Yuen, Ottawa, CA;
Alexander Young, Ottawa, CA;
Sitaram Patro, Stittsville, CA;
Stuart White, Nepean, CA;
Assignee:
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/931 (2013.01); H04L 5/14 (2006.01); H04J 14/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/0632 (2013.01); H04J 14/08 (2013.01); H04L 5/1469 (2013.01); H04L 49/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A network element includes at least two Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) modules each including a TDM client interface, TDM processing circuitry, and circuit emulation circuitry; and a packet switch fabric connected to the at least two TDM modules and configured to output a packet interface, wherein a protected TDM service through the at least two TDM modules is provided as a single packetized TDM stream via the packet interface from the packet switch fabric.