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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:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary D Hanson, Plano, TX (US);
Michael H Jette, Grapevine, TX (US);
Neil E Glassie, Lewisville, TX (US);
Mike M Tatachar, Allen, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel USA, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J / ; H04L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
370220 ; 370387 ;
Abstract
A small broadband cross-connect system (10) includes a two-stage matrix (12) for processing and cross-connecting optical and electrical telecommunication network signals. An administration subsystem (14) provides centralized control and synchronization to the two-stage matrix (12). The two-stage matrix (12) may be expanded from 96 ports to 192 ports in a cost and space effective manner.