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Method and apparatus for a hybrid variable rate pipe

US6975589B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 22, 2001
Grant dateDec 13, 2005
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J2203/0089
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for a hybrid variable rate pipe is described. In one embodiment of the invention, a computer implemented method comprises provisioning a hybrid variable rate pipe on a span of an optical ring and transmitting a set of traffic in the hybrid variable rate pipe.

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