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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2012
Applicants:
Rongqing Hui, Lenexa, KS (US);
Andrea Fumagalli, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Rongqing Hui, Lenexa, KS (US);
Andrea Fumagalli, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignees:
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/00 (2006.01); H04J 14/02 (2006.01); H04L 27/26 (2006.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/022 (2013.01); H04J 14/0212 (2013.01); H04J 14/0257 (2013.01); H04J 14/0268 (2013.01); H04J 14/0298 (2013.01); H04L 27/2697 (2013.01); H04Q 11/0005 (2013.01); H04J 14/0206 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention uses digital subcarrier cross-connect switching to accomplish various network processes more efficiently. These processes include interconnecting network components, and performing optical and optoelectronic add/drop operations.