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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:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul T. Baniewicz, Plano, TX (US);
Ashley W. Brimmage, Plano, TX (US);
Sridhar Alagar, Richardson, TX (US);
S. Hal Badt, Sr., Richardson, TX (US);
Frederick R. Ellefson, Allen, TX (US);
Bryan J. McGlade, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel, Richardson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/00 ; H04L 1/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/00 ; H04L 1/22 ;
Abstract
A network wherein a plurality of links connects a plurality of nodes such as cross-connects in a communication circuit network with paths interconnecting the nodes, and with there being spare capacity between a sufficient number of nodes to accommodate at least some rerouting of traffic immediately upon detection of a break in a traffic span in the network so as to restore circuit continuity within a predetermined maximum time using an improved failure detection, isolation, and recovery