Method and system for dynamic assignment of overhead channel group
US8547909B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/36
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Dynamic assignment of channel elements for operating as failover Overhead Channel Group channel elements. Preferred methods include configuring channel elements on a primary channel card to serve as an overhead channel group for each carrier in each sector, and, in the event of a primary channel card failure, dynamically configuring failover channel elements on an additional channel card to serve as an overhead channel group. These failover channel elements are preferably not reserved, and are merely channel elements that are not otherwise presently assigned to process traffic. Preferred methods also provide criteria for selecting which CEs to re-assign to the OCG.
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