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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2011
Giulio Bottari, Leghorn, IT;
Piero Castoldi, Vicopisano, IT;
Filippo Cugini, Fidenza, IT;
Paola Iovanna, Rome, IT;
Nicola Sambo, Leghorn, IT;
Giulio Bottari, Leghorn, IT;
Piero Castoldi, Vicopisano, IT;
Filippo Cugini, Fidenza, IT;
Paola Iovanna, Rome, IT;
Nicola Sambo, Leghorn, IT;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Slots () for transmission of data of a particular transmission type over an optical network are allocated by selecting a first available slot (_) at an ordinal position corresponding to a multiple of n and allocating the selected first available slot and the next n−1 consecutive slots (__) from the selected first available slot (_), if all n−1 consecutive slots (__) are available, for transmission of data of the particular transmission type. The data is transmitted over an optical network comprising a plurality of nodes () interconnected by optical sections () the nodes () supporting a plurality of transmission types, wherein transmission of data of the particular transmission type requires a predetermined number n of consecutive slots. Alternatively the slots may be divided in groups () and slots are allocated to a group in which all slots are available.