System and method of multiplexing TDM and packet data
AssigneeFujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
InventorPaul Elias
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Abstract
Telecommunication equipment includes a TDM interface operable to receive STS-n data, and a packet interface operable to receive packet/cell data and filling a STS-MC payload with the packet/cell data. An n×n cross-connect is coupled to the TDM interface and operable to switch and assign the STS-n data to any one of n STS-1 time slots. A multiplexer is coupled to the cross-connect and the packet interface and operable to combine the switched STS-n data and the STS-MC packet/cell data into an STS-N payload for transport, where N is the sum of n and M.
Claims17
A telecommunication equipment, comprising:
- a TDM interface operable to receive STS-n data;
- a packet interface operable to receive packet/cell data and filling a STS-MC payload with the packet/cell data;
- a n×n cross-connect coupled to the TDM interface and operable to switch and assign the STS-n data to any one of n STS-1 time slots;
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- a multiplexer coupled to the cross-connect and the packet interface and operable to combine the switched STS-n data and the STS-MC packet/cell data into an STS-N payload for transport, where N is the sum of n and M.
A method, comprising:
- switching and assigning STS-n data to any one of n STS-1 time slots;
- and
- combining the switched STS-n data and STS-MC packet/cell data into an STS-N payload for transport, where N is the sum of n and M.
A method of combining and transporting a first and a second telecommunication data, comprising:
- switching and assigning each channel of the first telecommunication data to any one of n contiguous time slots;
- assigning the second telecommunication data to M contiguous time slots;
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- combining the switched first telecommunication data in n time slots and the second telecommunication data in M time slots into a payload having N time slots for transport, where N is the sum of n and M.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.