Method and apparatus for transporting network management information in a telecommunications network
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1. A network device comprising:
- a cross-connect, whereinsaid cross-connect is configured to receive a first frame and a second frame,said first frame and said second frame are time-division multiplexed frames,said first frame is configured to be processed according to a first protocol,said second frame is configured to be processed according to a second protocol,said first protocol and said second protocol are incompatible with one another,said cross-connect is configured to relocate first network management information from a first set of byte locations of said first frame to a second set of byte locations of said second frame, andsaid cross-connect is further configured to insert second network management information into said first set of byte locations of said first frame.
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Abstract
Network management information (NMI) contained in a first set of byte locations of a received frame is relocated to a second set of byte locations of another frame. The NMI is then transported through network elements using the second set of byte locations until the NMI is to be transported to a compatible network element, which can understand the NMI. At which time, the NMI is relocated back to the first set of byte locations of frames destined for the compatible network element. The relocation of the NMI from a first set of byte locations to a second set of byte locations allows the NMI to be transparently transported through incompatible network elements.
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1. A network device comprising:
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a cross-connect, wherein said cross-connect is configured to receive a first frame and a second frame, said first frame and said second frame are time-division multiplexed frames, said first frame is configured to be processed according to a first protocol, said second frame is configured to be processed according to a second protocol, said first protocol and said second protocol are incompatible with one another, said cross-connect is configured to relocate first network management information from a first set of byte locations of said first frame to a second set of byte locations of said second frame, and said cross-connect is further configured to insert second network management information into said first set of byte locations of said first frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A network device comprising:
a cross-connect, wherein said cross-connect comprises a plurality of TDM processors, and a plurality of input buffers, a control vector memory is coupled to control each of said TDM processors, an output of each of said input buffers is coupled to an input of at least one of said TDM processors said cross-connect is configured to receive a first frame and a second frame, said first frame and said second frame are time-division multiplexed frames, said first frame is configured to be processed according to a first protocol, said second frame is configured to be processed according to a second protocol, said first protocol and said second protocol are incompatible with one another, and said cross-connect is configured to relocate network management information from a first set of byte locations of said first frame to a second set of byte locations of said second frame, and said cross-connect is further configured to insert second network management information into said first set of byte locations of said first frame. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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