Network architecture for a packet aware transport network
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1. A transport network comprising:
- a gateway-multi-service switch for supporting packet and time division multiplexing services;
a gateway-multi-service switch interface for providing time division multiplexing traffic and data packets to the gateway-multi-service switch, wherein the gateway-multi-service switch performs a deep channelization to suppress idle packets embedded in the data packets, wherein the deep channelization to suppress the idle packets comprises discarding the idle packets;
a second interface between the gateway-multi-service switch and a multi-service edge for handing off the data packets without the idle packets, wherein the second interface provides the functions of;
receiving a pseudo-wire encapsulation encapsulated packet with a customer identification information payload;
encapsulating the pseudo-wire encapsulation encapsulated packet with a customer identification information payload into a multi-protocol label switching/label switched path encapsulated packet;
encapsulating the multi-protocol label switching/label switched path encapsulated packet into a generalized framing protocol based frame; and
encapsulating the generalized framing protocol based frame into a synchronous optical network physical layer; and
a third interface between the gateway-multi-service switch and a broadband-digital crossconnect system for handing off the time division multiplexing traffic.
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Abstract
A method and architecture for Packet-Aware Transport Networks (PATN) which supports both packet and traditional TDM services and which leverages an assemblage of emerging technologies to provide efficient aggregation and switching of packet traffic in metro networks. The PATN provides significant cost savings to carriers by reducing the number of network elements, reducing transport costs through statistical multiplexing, and eliminating the need for redundant multiplexing operations.
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18 Claims
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1. A transport network comprising:
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a gateway-multi-service switch for supporting packet and time division multiplexing services; a gateway-multi-service switch interface for providing time division multiplexing traffic and data packets to the gateway-multi-service switch, wherein the gateway-multi-service switch performs a deep channelization to suppress idle packets embedded in the data packets, wherein the deep channelization to suppress the idle packets comprises discarding the idle packets; a second interface between the gateway-multi-service switch and a multi-service edge for handing off the data packets without the idle packets, wherein the second interface provides the functions of; receiving a pseudo-wire encapsulation encapsulated packet with a customer identification information payload; encapsulating the pseudo-wire encapsulation encapsulated packet with a customer identification information payload into a multi-protocol label switching/label switched path encapsulated packet; encapsulating the multi-protocol label switching/label switched path encapsulated packet into a generalized framing protocol based frame; and encapsulating the generalized framing protocol based frame into a synchronous optical network physical layer; and a third interface between the gateway-multi-service switch and a broadband-digital crossconnect system for handing off the time division multiplexing traffic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing a transport network, comprising:
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providing a gateway-multi-service switch for supporting packet and time division multiplexing services; providing a gateway-multi-service switch interface for providing time division multiplexing traffic and data packets to the gateway-multi-service switch, wherein the gateway-multi-service switch performs a deep channelization to suppress idle packets embedded in the data packets, wherein the deep channelization to suppress the idle packets comprises discarding the idle packets; providing a second interface between the gateway-multi-service switch and a multi-service edge for handing off the data packets without the idle packets, wherein the second interface provides the functions of; receiving a pseudo-wire encapsulation encapsulated packet with a customer identification information payload; encapsulating the pseudo-wire encapsulation encapsulated packet with a customer identification information payload into a multi-protocol label switching/label switched path encapsulated packet; encapsulating the multi-protocol label switching/label switched path encapsulated packet into a generalized framing protocol based frame; and encapsulating the generalized framing protocol based frame into a synchronous optical network physical layer; and providing a third interface between the gateway-multi-service switch and a broadband-digital crossconnect system for handing off the time division multiplexing traffic. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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