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US 2010/0135315 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 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 (TDM) 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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A method comprising:
- sending, by a first line card, a data stream via an Ethernet interface, wherein the data stream comprises an Ethernet packet data and a time division multiplexed data;
- receiving, by a second line card, the data stream via the Ethernet interface;
- sending, by a third line card, the data stream via a SONET/SDH interface;
- and
- receiving, by a fourth line card, the data stream via the SONET/SDH interface,
- synchronizing the first line card, the second line card, the third line card, and the fourth line card to an absolute time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.