Patent · US Active

Data transport system with an embedded communication channel

US8358934B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims

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Assignee

ADVA AG Optical Networking · DE

Inventors

Henning Hinderthuer · Finning, DE
Marcus Sauter · Meiningen, DE
Lars Friedrich · Weinheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 11, 2008
Grant date	Jan 22, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 17, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q2011/0083
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A network comprising at least one host device having an interface card connected to a backplane of said host device, wherein said interface card comprises at least one cage for receiving a pluggable module which provides at least one embedded communication channel which exchanges performance monitoring data and configuration data between said pluggable module and a far end device.

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