SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ETHERNET EXTENSION AND DEMARCATION
First Claim
1. A demarcated network utilizing pluggable optical transceivers, comprisinga first network element comprising a first pluggable optical transceiver;
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wherein the second pluggable optical transceiver is configured to provide overhead information to the first pluggable optical transceiver through a communication channel; and
wherein the overhead information is terminated on the first pluggable optical transceiver and the second pluggable optical transceiver.
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Abstract
The present invention provides Ethernet extension and demarcation functionality through a Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) pluggable transceiver in a customer or remote device. The pluggable transceiver is configured to frame an Ethernet client signal and to provide OAM&P functionality, such as with G.709 framing. The pluggable transceiver operates within existing multi-source agreement (MSA) specifications. Accordingly, the pluggable transceiver can operate in any customer device compliant to the MSA specifications. Additionally, the framing and OAM&P functionality are transparent to the customer device, but instead utilized by a service provider for demarcation functionality, eliminating the requirements for external demarcation equipment and for external transponders.
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20 Claims
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1. A demarcated network utilizing pluggable optical transceivers, comprising
a first network element comprising a first pluggable optical transceiver; - and
a second network element comprising a second pluggable optical transceiver in communication with the first pluggable optical transceiver; wherein the second pluggable optical transceiver is configured to provide overhead information to the first pluggable optical transceiver through a communication channel; and wherein the overhead information is terminated on the first pluggable optical transceiver and the second pluggable optical transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An Ethernet network, comprising
a service provider router/switch configured with a first pluggable optical transceiver; -
customer premises equipment configured with a second pluggable optical transceiver in communication with the first pluggable optical transceiver to provide an Ethernet service to a customer; wherein the second pluggable optical transceiver operates as an Ethernet demarcation device between a service provider and the customer providing operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning information related to the Ethernet service based upon overhead shared between the first pluggable optical transceiver and the second first pluggable optical transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for Ethernet demarcation in a network, comprising
providing an Ethernet service from a first pluggable optical transceiver, wherein the first optical pluggable transceiver is configured to frame the Ethernet service with overhead; -
receiving the Ethernet service at a customer device with a second pluggable optical transceiver, wherein the second pluggable optical transceiver is configured to frame the Ethernet service with overhead; and monitoring the Ethernet service at the customer device based on the overhead; wherein the overhead information is terminated on the first pluggable optical transceiver and the second pluggable optical transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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