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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2005
Applicants:
Hans-jörg Jäkel, Stuttgart, DE;
Hartmut Borschel, Stuttgart, DE;
Werner Beisel, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Pierre Amedee Humblet, Cambridge, MA (US);
Brian William Schoenherr, Andover, MA (US);
Inventors:
Hans-Jörg Jäkel, Stuttgart, DE;
Hartmut Borschel, Stuttgart, DE;
Werner Beisel, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Pierre Amedee Humblet, Cambridge, MA (US);
Brian William Schoenherr, Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 11/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A network element for a transport network contains a multistage lower order switching matrix with at least an input matrix stage and an output matrix stage designed to switch lower order multiplex units and with a center stage capable of switching higher order multiplex units, only, thereby connecting the input and output stages.