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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Brian L. Uhlhorn, St. Paul, MN (US);
Howard J. Schantz, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Stephen M. Sohn, Shoreview, MN (US);
Inventors:
Brian L. Uhlhorn, St. Paul, MN (US);
Howard J. Schantz, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Stephen M. Sohn, Shoreview, MN (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A photonic-based distributed network switch that utilizes multiple photonic broadcast stars and separate optical transmitters to improve overall reliability, allow load balancing, and provide failover for the network switch and the network with which the switch is used.