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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1998
Kameel I. Wakim, Plano, TX (US);
Joseph A. Crossett, III, Richardson, TX (US);
Anthony Mazzurco, Plano, TX (US);
Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of trafficking telecommunication signals having various formats, includes providing, at a first network element, a synchronous payload envelope having a first format, the synchronous payload envelope comprising a synchronous path and associated overhead portion and a payload portion, mapping the synchronous payload envelope into a transport signal having a second format without terminating the synchronous path or associated overhead portion of the synchronous payload envelope, and transmitting the transport signal to a second network element over a network supporting the second format.