Video optical multiplexer
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1. A video optical multiplexer that operates in a synchronous optical network (SONET) comprising:
- a plurality of video inputs;
a processor operationally coupled to said video inputs;
a plurality of optical video outputs coupled to said video inputs via said processor, said processor configured to;
receive video data from at least two of said plurality of optical video inputs;
packetize the received video data; and
route the packetized video data to at least two of said plurality of optical video outputs, said processor routing each packetized video data package based upon a video network address (VNA) contained in each packet using a VNA lookup table; and
a mapper coupled to said processor and configured to track a port that outputs a request to receive a video signal, wherein said mapper configured to determine a spare capacity of a path between said mapper and the port by obtaining a value indicated within the request to receive the video signal.
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Abstract
An optical multiplexer is provided that operates in a synchronous optical network (SONET). The multiplexer includes a plurality of inputs and a processor operationally coupled to the inputs. The multiplexer also includes a plurality of optical outputs coupled to the inputs via the processor, wherein the processor is configured to receive data from at least two of the plurality of inputs. The processor is also configured to packetize the received data and route the packetized data to at least two of the plurality of optical outputs.
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1. A video optical multiplexer that operates in a synchronous optical network (SONET) comprising:
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a plurality of video inputs; a processor operationally coupled to said video inputs; a plurality of optical video outputs coupled to said video inputs via said processor, said processor configured to; receive video data from at least two of said plurality of optical video inputs; packetize the received video data; and route the packetized video data to at least two of said plurality of optical video outputs, said processor routing each packetized video data package based upon a video network address (VNA) contained in each packet using a VNA lookup table; and a mapper coupled to said processor and configured to track a port that outputs a request to receive a video signal, wherein said mapper configured to determine a spare capacity of a path between said mapper and the port by obtaining a value indicated within the request to receive the video signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for operating a synchronous optical network (SONET), said method comprising:
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providing a plurality of optical video inputs; operationally coupling a processor to the optical video inputs; operationally coupling a plurality of optical video outputs to the optical video inputs via the processor; configuring the processor to; receive video data from at least two of the plurality of optical video inputs; packetize the received video data; route the packetized video data to at least two of the plurality of optical video outputs; and route, by using a video network address (VNA) lookup table, each packet of the packetized video data based upon a VNA contained in each packet of the packetized video data; tracking, by a mapper coupled to the processor, a port that outputs a request to receive a video signal; and determining, by the mapper, a spare capacity of a path between the mapper and the port by obtaining a value indicated within the request to receive the video signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An optical system comprising:
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a plurality of cameras; a plurality of optical video inputs operationally coupled to said cameras; a processor operationally coupled to said optical video inputs; a plurality of optical video outputs coupled to said optical video inputs via said processor, said optical video outputs also coupled to a plurality of video monitors, said processor configured to; receive video data from at least two of said plurality of optical video inputs; packetize the received video data; route the packetized video data to at least two of said plurality of optical video outputs; and route, by using a video network address (VNA) lookup table, each packet of the packetized video data based upon a VNA contained in each packet of the packetized video data; and a mapper coupled to said processor and configured to track a port that outputs a request to receive a video signal, wherein said mapper configured to determine a spare capacity of a path between said mapper and the port by obtaining a value indicated within the request to receive the video signal. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A optical multiplexer comprising:
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a plurality of inputs; a processor operationally coupled to said inputs; and a plurality of optical outputs coupled to said inputs via said processor, said processor configured to; receive data from at least two of said plurality of inputs; packetize the received data; route the packetized data to at least two of said plurality of optical outputs; and determine whether a first one of a plurality of nodes of a network including said processor generates a broadcast configured to receive video signals from a second one of the nodes, wherein the second one of the nodes transmits the video signals in response to the broadcast; and a mapper coupled to said processor and configured to determine a spare capacity of a path between said mapper and a port that outputs a request to receive a video signal, wherein said mapper configured to determine the spare capacity by obtaining a value indicated within the request to receive the video signal. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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