Patent · US Expired

Transfer of SONET traffic over a packet-switched network

US6831932B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 14, 2000
Grant dateDec 14, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J2203/0096
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Synchronous Optical NETwork (SONET) traffic is sent across a packet network. A SONET transmission is decoded into a data structure. The data structure is then converted into one or more packets and sent across the packet network.

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