Protection mechanism for an optical ring
US7016300B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J2203/0082
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- 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 of provisioning a non-BLSR protected layer 2/3 channel over a BLSR, provisioning a tunnel over the BLSR, and protecting the non-BLSR protected layer 2/3 channel between a first and second node of the BLSR with the tunnel is described.
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