The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017

Filed:

Jan. 23, 2012
Applicants:

Samer M. Salam, Vancouver, CA;

Jose A. Liste, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Hidde Beumer, Veenendaal, NL;

Inventors:

Samer M. Salam, Vancouver, CA;

Jose A. Liste, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Hidde Beumer, Veenendaal, NL;

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/437 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/729 (2013.01); H04L 12/801 (2013.01); H04L 12/803 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/437 (2013.01); H04L 43/0811 (2013.01); H04L 43/0888 (2013.01); H04L 45/125 (2013.01); H04L 47/122 (2013.01); H04L 47/125 (2013.01); H04L 47/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method is provided in one example and includes determining a bandwidth level associated with a link, which is provided between a first microwave transceiver and a second microwave transceiver. The link is part of a communication ring containing multiple Ethernet ring protection elements. The method also includes comparing the bandwidth level associated with the link to a threshold level. A fail-over can be triggered for a selected one of the plurality of Ethernet ring protection elements if the bandwidth is below the threshold level. In certain example embodiments, the first microwave transceiver and the second microwave transceiver can implement an adaptive modulation protocol on the link.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…