Protected ethernet ring with small form-factor pluggable devices
US9998225B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J2203/0042
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical transceiver for use in network device in a packet network is provided. The network device may not be capable of providing a ring topology without use of the apparatus. The network device is configured to support at least two optical interfaces and an electrical interface, and coupled to an optical link. The optical transceiver includes a memory, a processor coupled to the memory, and a scheduler coupled to the processor. The scheduler of the optical transceiver is configured to perform as an information base for forwarding and transferring of packets and to use an optical link as a packet buffer.
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