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Efficient framing procedure for variable length packets

US7570643B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 12, 2003
Grant dateAug 4, 2009
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Expiry dateApr 29, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J2203/0085
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of processing Ethernet signals for transport in an optical network system is disclosed. The method includes encapsulating Ethernet frames into EFP frames comprising a length header, a converged data link header, and a data area, and mapping the EFP frames into byte synchronous paths. The converged data link header replaces an Ethernet preamble of the Ethernet packet.

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