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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Guignard Philippe, Pleumeur Bodou, FR;
Andre Hamel, Lannion, FR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359137 ; 359123 ; 359125 ; 359118 ;
Abstract
The network according to the invention combines a circuit switching multicoloured optical network (R1) and a packet switching network (R2). The circuit switching network is adapted to transmit data at a high rate. The packet switching network is adapted to transmit data at an average rate. Control data are carried on the packet switching network. This provides more efficient transmission of data and effectively handles peak transmission rates. The invention has application to telecommunications.