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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2003
David Michael Colven, Dallas, TX (US);
Roy Mcneil, Warwick, NY (US);
Stephen Joseph Brolin, Livingston, NJ (US);
David Michael Colven, Dallas, TX (US);
Roy McNeil, Warwick, NY (US);
Stephen Joseph Brolin, Livingston, NJ (US);
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A system provides more cost and bandwidth efficient utilization of a SONET network having both a Working path and a Protection path by using both communication paths to carry data. A system for communicating data over a Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy, the system comprises an Optical Line Termination unit operable to interface with a plurality of Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy communication paths, and communicate different data on each of the plurality of Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy communication paths.