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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
May. 13, 2008
Applicants:
James A. Shields, Whitehad, IE;
John Dunne, Dublin, IE;
Thomas Farrell, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Intune Technologies, , IE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A distributed packet switch to control data packet flows in a network is described. The distributed packet switch includes a means for operating over an asynchronous burst optical closed fiber medium. The distributed packet switch also includes at least one control system provided at a node to control data packet flow characteristics, such that the switch is configured to operate dependent on at least one efficiency parameter.