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US 2008/0075124 A1Published application
Multi-Component Compatible Data Architecture
AssigneeFuturewei Technologies, Inc.
InventorSerge Francois FOURCAND
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Abstract
A backbone network, comprising a first switch comprising a first port configured to communicate a data stream via an Ethernet interface, and a second port configured to communicate the data stream via a SONET/SDH interface, and a second switch comprising a third port configured to receive the data stream from the first switch via the Ethernet interface, wherein the first switch and the second switch are synchronized.
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A backbone network, comprising:
- a first switch comprising a first port configured to communicate a data stream via an Ethernet interface, and a second port configured to communicate the data stream via a SONET/SDH interface;
- and
- a second switch comprising a third port configured to receive the data stream from the first switch via the Ethernet interface,
- wherein the first switch and the second switch are synchronized.
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A network component comprising:
- a first port configured to communicate a first data stream over an Ethernet interface, the first data stream comprising a first Ethernet packet data and a first time division multiplexed data;
- a second port configured to communicate a second data stream over a SONET/SDH interface, the second data stream comprising a second Ethernet packet data and a second time division multiplexed data;
- a switching fabric coupled to the first port and the second port and configured to communicate at least some the first data stream and the second data stream between the first port and the second port,
- wherein the Ethernet packet data and the time division multiplexed data are not encapsulated.
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A network comprising:
- a first line card configured to send a data stream via an Ethernet interface, wherein the data stream comprises an Ethernet packet data and a time division multiplexed data;
- a second line card configured to receive the data stream via the Ethernet interface;
- a third line card configured to send the data stream via a SONET/SDH interface;
- and
- a fourth line card configured to receive the data stream via the SONET/SDH interface,
- wherein the first line card, the second line card, the third line card, and the fourth line card are synchronized to an absolute time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.