Method and system for overhead controlled switching
US5953333A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13349
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system (10) for transmitting data is presented. The system (10) includes a data transmission medium (12, 28) and an overhead generator (40) connected to the data transmission medium (12, 28), such as through a switch. The overhead generator (40) digitally encodes control data into one or more bytes in a data transmission frame (70) used to transmit data over the system (10). The system also includes a monitor/selector (22) coupled to the data transmission medium (12, 28). The monitor/selector (22) reads the digitally encoded control data in the byte in the data transmission frame (70). A processor (24) coupled to the monitor/selector (22) processes the digitally encoded control data in the data transmission frame (70).
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