Patent · US Expired

Protection mechanism for an optical ring

US7016300B2 · kind B2 · utility

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37Claims
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Filing dateJun 22, 2001
Grant dateMar 21, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 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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