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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2002
Applicants:
Anthony L. Lentine, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Graham H. Smith, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Ted K. Woodward, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Anthony L. Lentine, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Graham H. Smith, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Ted K. Woodward, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A reconfigurable ADD/DROP multiplexer/demultiplexer apparatus is implemented by connecting a multiplexer/demultiplexer apparatus to a serializer/deserializer (SERDES) apparatus having a loop-back capability. By selectively activating the loop-back functionality of the SERDES apparatus the combination can be made to function as a reconfigurable ADD/DROP multiplexer/demultiplexer apparatus.