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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2011
Doron Handelman, Givatayim, IL;
Doron Handelman, Givatayim, IL;
Other;
Abstract
A method for enabling network elements (NEs) operating at a bit rate Rto communicate with NEs operating at a bit rate Ris described. A ratio of Rto Ris represented by a ratio M:N, M and N are positive integers, and M>N. The method includes providing a number M×K of the NEs operating at a bit rate R, each of the M×K NEs including a communication interface communicating at the bit rate R, where K is a positive integer, providing a number N×K of transceivers operating at the bit rate R, each of the N×K transceivers including an M:N electrical interface which enables translation between bit rates whose ratio is represented by the ratio M:N, bypassing the communication interfaces of the M×K NEs by interconnecting electrical lanes of the M×K NEs with the M:N electrical interfaces of the N×K transceivers, and using at least one of the N×K transceivers for communicating data between at least one of the M×K NEs interconnected with the at least one of the N×K transceivers and at least one of the NEs operating at the bit rate R. Related apparatus and methods are also described.