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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2008
Gilberto Loprieno, Milan, IT;
Giacomo Losio, Tortona, IT;
Gilberto Loprieno, Milan, IT;
Giacomo Losio, Tortona, IT;
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus may include a plurality of queues, wherein each queue is configured to receive a respective data stream. The apparatus may also include a multiplexer configured to time division multiplex the data streams into a combined data stream and a Generic Framing Procedure-Transparent (GFP-T) frame constructor configured to create a GFP-T frame. The GFP-T frame may include a payload portion. The payload portion may include a payload data portion including a subsection of the combined data stream, and a payload header portion indicating the occurrence of a data stream signal failure. The apparatus may also include a transmitter configured to transmit the GFP-T frame via an optical link.