Protected transponded services integrated with control plane switched services
First Claim
1. A line module configured to provide a protected transponded service, the line module comprising:
- a plurality of ports;
switch interface circuitry communicatively coupled to a switch module;
interface circuitry communicatively coupled to the plurality of ports and the switch interface circuitry, wherein the interface circuitry comprises a cross-point switch between the plurality of ports and the switch interface circuitry;
wherein bandwidth of the plurality of ports is greater than bandwidth of the switch interface circuitry to the switch module; and
wherein the protected transponded service is configured between the plurality of ports directly via the interface circuitry and is selectively routed to the switch module via the switch interface circuitry for restoration thereof, responsive to a failure.
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Abstract
A line module configured to provide a protected transponded service includes a plurality of ports; switch interface circuitry communicatively coupled to a switch module; and interface circuitry communicatively coupled to the plurality of ports and the switch interface circuitry, wherein the interface circuitry includes a cross-point switch between the plurality of ports and the switch interface circuitry; wherein bandwidth of the plurality of ports is greater than bandwidth of the switch interface circuitry to the switch module; and wherein the protected transponded service is configured between the plurality of ports directly via the interface circuitry and is selectively routed to the switch module via the switch interface circuitry for restoration thereof, responsive to a failure.
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1. A line module configured to provide a protected transponded service, the line module comprising:
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a plurality of ports; switch interface circuitry communicatively coupled to a switch module; interface circuitry communicatively coupled to the plurality of ports and the switch interface circuitry, wherein the interface circuitry comprises a cross-point switch between the plurality of ports and the switch interface circuitry; wherein bandwidth of the plurality of ports is greater than bandwidth of the switch interface circuitry to the switch module; and wherein the protected transponded service is configured between the plurality of ports directly via the interface circuitry and is selectively routed to the switch module via the switch interface circuitry for restoration thereof, responsive to a failure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing a protected transponded service in a line module comprising a plurality of ports, the method comprising:
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operating the protected transponded service between at least two ports via interface circuitry communicatively coupled to the plurality of ports, wherein the interface circuitry comprises a cross-point switch between the plurality of ports and switch interface circuitry, and wherein bandwidth of the plurality of ports is greater than bandwidth of the switch interface circuitry to a switch module; and responsive to a failure on one or more ports of the plurality of ports, selectively switching the protected transponded service to the switch module via the switch interface circuitry for restoration thereof. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A switch configured to provide a protected transponded service, the switch comprising:
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one or more switch modules; and a plurality of line modules communicatively coupled to the one or more switch modules and each comprising; one or more ports; switch interface circuitry communicatively coupled to the one or more switch modules; interface circuitry communicatively coupled to the one or more ports and the switch interface circuitry, wherein the interface circuitry comprises a cross-point switch between the one or more ports and the switch interface circuitry; wherein bandwidth of the plurality of ports is greater than bandwidth of the switch interface circuitry to the one or more switch modules; and wherein the protected transponded service is configured between the plurality of ports directly via the interface circuitry and is selectively routed to the one or more switch modules via the switch interface circuitry for restoration thereof, responsive to a failure. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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