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AssigneeCiena Corporation
InventorsRaanan Ben-Zur, Steven L. Shepherd, Boris Reynov, Bayne G. Steele, Nicholas A. Balatoni
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An interface for communications among network elements of at least one network is provided, comprising at least one transmitter, at least one receiver, at least one processor, and at least one backplane coupled among the network elements. Data frames of a second type, or Time Slot Network (TS Net) data frames, are generated and transferred over the backplane in response to receipt data frames of a first type from the network. The TS Net data frames comprise switching event information. Compare operations are performed among prespecified TS Net data frames at prespecified intervals, and at least one interrupt signal is generated in response to data changes determined by the compare operations. Information routing is controlled over the network by a processor in response to the interrupt signal.
An interface for communications among a plurality network elements of at least one network, comprising at least one transmitter, at least one receiver, at least one processor, and at least one backplane coupled among the plurality of network elements, wherein at least one data frame of a second type is generated and transferred over the backplane in response to receipt of at least one data frame of a first type from the at least one network, wherein the at least one data frame of a second type comprises information of at least one switching event, wherein compare operations are performed among prespecified data frames of a second type at prespecified intervals, wherein at least one interrupt signal is generated in response to data changes determined by the at least one compare operation, wherein information routing is controlled over the at least one network by the at least one processor in response to the at least one interrupt signal.
An apparatus for controlling elements of at least one network, comprising:
An apparatus for controlling network information routing among a plurality of network elements, comprising:
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