Control layer for multistage optical burst switching system and method
US8971320B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0098
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a control layer for an Optical Burst Switch (OBS) system, said system comprising at least one stage configured with a closed optical burst switch addressing scheme and one or more ports for sending or receiving data packets. The control layer comprises a control addressing scheme independent of the closed optical addressing scheme and means to provide interconnectivity for each port with every other port. In one embodiment there is provided a closed optical burst switch ring network. The control layer encapsulates or maps the optical data at a port into an independent packet format and passes the independent packet format into a queuing system for transmission by the optical burst switch ring network to a destination port.
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