Network architecture for a packet aware transport network
US8532137B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J2203/0094
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and architecture for Packet-Aware Transport Networks (PATN) which supports both packet and traditional TDM services and which leverages an assemblage of emerging technologies to provide efficient aggregation and switching of packet traffic in metro networks. The PATN provides significant cost savings to carriers by reducing the number of network elements, reducing transport costs through statistical multiplexing, and eliminating the need for redundant multiplexing operations.
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