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US 5,982,746 AGranted
Broadband digital cross-connect system architecture
AssigneeAlcatel USA, Inc.
InventorsGary D. Hanson, Michael H. Jette, Neil E. Glassie, Mike M. Tatachar
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Abstract
A small broadband cross-connect system (10) includes a two-stage matrix (12) for processing and cross-connecting optical and electrical telecommunication network signals. An administration subsystem (14) provides centralized control and synchronization to the two-stage matrix (12). The two-stage matrix (12) may be expanded from 96 ports to 192 ports in a cost and space effective manner.
Claims17
A broadband cross-connect system in a telecommunication network, comprising:
- a first high speed unit having a first digital matrix circuit that includes first and second crosspoint switches, the first crosspoint switch receiving and cross-connecting network signals from an element in the telecommunications network, the second crosspoint switch cross-connecting and providing network signals to the telecommunications network, the first and second crosspoint switches operable to cross-connect network signals to and from each other, the first crosspoint switch operable to provide network signals it has received back to the element in the telecommunications network from which the network signals were received;
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- an administration subsystem for providing centralized control and synchronization to said first high speed unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.