Transport network and method
US7133403B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5627
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transport network includes a flexible topology for internally defining transport elements. The transport elements each include a port group having a plurality of geographically distributed ports from the transport network. Point-to-multipoint connectivity is defined between the ports in a port group. An identifier represents the port group as a single element to internal and/or external elements for protocol exchanges.
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