Systems and methods for combining time division multiplexed and packet connection in a meshed switching architecture
US8054853B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13392
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for supporting native TDM and native Packet switching simultaneously in a meshed switching architecture. Specifically with the present invention, the meshed links are common to both TDM and packet traffic, and both types terminate to a common system interface without the need to separate physical resources and infrastructure; the common termination function has access to both the TDM (Time Slot Interchange (TSI)) switching and packet switching elements. Native TDM switching and packet switching operate in concurrently in the mesh over common links, with the personality of the links derived by the card type (attached to the mesh). In this, a given card or slot in a system can communicate in the native format to both packet based cards (slots) or TDM based cards (slots) simultaneously with no preconceived restrictions or limitations on slot or link definition.
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