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Sonet ring subnetwork management method

  • US 5,412,652 A
  • Filed: 09/24/1993
  • Issued: 05/02/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of managing a synchronous optical subnetwork (SONET) ring composed of a plurality of network elements coupled together through an optical fiber medium in which a plurality of channels are defined, each of said network elements comprising a first and a second high-speed interface module for interfacing said network elements to one another through said optical fiber medium, and a low-speed interface module selectively coupled to said first and second high-speed interface modules, said method comprising the steps of:

  • generating a ring table comprising data representing ring characteristics for each of the network elements of the SONET ring, said ring characteristics including, for each of the network elements of the SONET ring, ring provisioning information for defining channel connectivities between the first and second high-speed interface modules and for defining channel connectivities between the low-speed interface module and each of the first and second high-speed modules of said SONET ring;

    downloading said ring table to each of the network elements;

    storing said ring table in each of said network elements; and

    managing each of said network elements of said SONET ring according to said ring table.

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