Circuits for combining ATM and packet data on an optical fiber
US6965603B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5665
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An architecture for transmitting both ATM cells and data packets via a single optical fiber and for receiving ATM cells and data packets via a single optical fiber. The architecture includes both a transmission convergence device (TCD) circuit and a segmentation-and-reassembly (SAR) circuit and is implemented as integrated circuits, preferably as part of a router to eliminate the need for a SONET multiplexer.
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