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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2002
Applicants:
Dino B. Fatica, Nepean, CA;
Pierre Coll, Hull, CA;
Inventors:
Dino B. Fatica, Nepean, CA;
Pierre Coll, Hull, CA;
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A data communication apparatus having a plurality of working ports for exchanging data traffic with network elements and a plurality of protection ports. The data communication apparatus further includes at least one protection switching functional element operative to perform a plurality of protection switching processes in parallel for switching data traffic from failed working ports to respective protection ports.