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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas A. Potter, Petaluma, CA (US);
R. Douglas Howson, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/106 ;
Abstract
A method for protection switching in a telecommunications network is provided that includes receiving a plurality of primary and secondary sub-streams. Each primary sub-stream corresponds to a redundant secondary sub-stream. Each sub-stream has an associated priority level. Protection switching is provided for the sub-streams based on the priority levels.