Mesh with projection channel access (MPCA)
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- transmitting working channel data via a protect channel upon a disruption in a working channel, wherein prior to the disruption in the working channel, the working channel data had been transmitted over the working channel and protect channel data had been transmitted over the protect channel; and
restoring transmission of the protect channel data on an alternate channel other than the protect channel by applying a mesh restoration protocol, whereinthe alternate channel transmits the protect channel data from a first node to a second node via a mesh node, andwherein a first network comprises the first and second nodes,the mesh node is in a network other than the first network, andthe network other than the first network is a second network.
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Abstract
A method for a communications network with a protect channel transmitting protect channel data and working channel transmitting working channel data includes transmitting the working channel data via the protect channel upon a disruption in the working channel, and restoring the transmitting of protect channel data, wherein the restoring includes applying a mesh restoration protocol to the communications network to restore the transmittal of the protect channel data. The restoring includes finding one or more alternate channels to transmit the protect channel data, the one or more alternate channels including connected working and protect channels. An apparatus disposed in a communication network having a protect channel and a working channel includes a node controller, a route processor coupled to the node controller, the route processor implementing a mesh restoration protocol, and a circuit coupled to the node controller and the route processor, the circuit including a logic gate for receiving signals identifying disruptions in transmissions in the protect channel and the working channel and a switch responsive to the signals identifying disruptions in transmissions in the protect channel and the working channel, the switch communicating with the route processor to implement mesh restoration of protect channel data. In one embodiment, the circuit is coupled to at least one line card, the line card transmitting the signals identifying disruptions in transmissions in the protect channel and the working channel. The circuit further includes an input/output circuit for receiving instructions identifying criteria for applying mesh restoration to protect channel data.
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29 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting working channel data via a protect channel upon a disruption in a working channel, wherein prior to the disruption in the working channel, the working channel data had been transmitted over the working channel and protect channel data had been transmitted over the protect channel; and restoring transmission of the protect channel data on an alternate channel other than the protect channel by applying a mesh restoration protocol, wherein the alternate channel transmits the protect channel data from a first node to a second node via a mesh node, and wherein a first network comprises the first and second nodes, the mesh node is in a network other than the first network, and the network other than the first network is a second network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a node controller; a route processor coupled to the node controller, the route processor implementing a mesh restoration protocol; a circuit coupled to the node controller and the route processor, the circuit including; a logic gate for receiving signals identifying disruptions in transmissions in a protect channel and a working channel; a switch responsive to the signals identifying disruptions in transmissions in the protect channel and the working channel, the switch communicating with the route processor to implement mesh restoration of protect channel data, wherein the mesh restoration of protect channel data restores the protect channel data on a channel other than the protect channel by transmitting the protect channel data from a first node to a second node via a mesh node, and wherein a first network comprises the first and second nodes, the mesh node is in a network other than the first network, and the network other than the first network is a second network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving signals identifying a disruption in a working channel, the disruption causing the working channel data to be transmitted via a protect channel upon a disruption in the working channel; and means for restoring the transmitting of protect channel data coupled to the means for transmitting the working channel data, wherein the means for restoring includes means for applying a mesh restoration protocol to restore the transmittal of the protect channel data on a channel other than the protect channel by transmitting the protect channel data from a first node to a second node via a mesh node, and wherein a first network comprises the first and second nodes, the mesh node is in a network other than the first network, and the network other than the first network is a second network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program product encoded in a computer readable medium with executable program for a communications network including a protect channel transmitting protect channel data and working channel transmitting working channel data, the computer program product comprising:
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transmit the working channel data via the protect channel upon a disruption in the working channel; and restore the transmitting of the protect channel data, wherein the restoring includes applying a distributed mesh restoration protocol to the communications network to restore the transmittal of the protect channel data on a channel other than the protect channel by transmitting the protect channel data from a first node to a second node via a mesh node, a first network comprises the first and second nodes, the mesh node is in a network other than the first network, and the network other than the first network is a second network.
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