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Patent No.:

US 12621236 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 11, 2023

Lag 1+1 handoff between packet and otn

Applicant:

Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);

Inventors:

Alexander Young, Ottawa, CA;

Rajagopalan Kannan, Gurgaon, IN;

Kalp Desai, Mumbai, IN;

Chandrasekhar Viswanathan, Mumbai, IN;

Matthew Yuen, Ottawa, CA;

Sitaram Patro, Stittsville, CA;

Matthew Danby Jemmeson, Ottawa, CA;

Assignee:

Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);

Attorneys:

Baratta Law PLLC

Lawrence A. Baratta, Jr.

Primary Examiner:

Messeret F Gebre

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/24 (2022.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04L 45/28 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/245 (2013.01); H04L 45/28 (2013.01); H04L 45/62 (2013.01);
Abstract

A network element includes a plurality of ports including a first set of ports configured to connect to a router via a Link Aggregation and a second set of ports configured to communicatively connect to another network element via 1+1 protection over a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) network; and circuitry interconnecting the plurality of ports and configured to perform a first bridge and select function to convert the Link Aggregation protection associated with the first set of ports to a single connection, and perform a second bridge and select function to convert the single connection to the 1+1 protection associated with the second set of ports. The first bridge and select function and the second bridge and select function are each configured to close one type of protection and open another type of protection.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Young, Alexander. (2026). Lag 1+1 handoff between packet and otn (U.S. Patent No. 12621236). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12621236

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