Patent ID: 7102995
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: H04J,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A device providing SDH/SONET Automatic Protection Switching (APS) functionality in an Ethernet environment, comprising: an Ethernet APS Bridge Selector configured to implement SDH/SONET APS functionality for multiple different network topologies in an Ethernet environment, the Ethernet APS Bridge Selector providing one of a SDH/SONET APS Bridge configured to transmit traffic on working and protect channels or a SDH/SONET APS Selector configured to select a better signal from two received traffic signals on the working and protect channels; and an Ethernet APS Bridge Selector Sublayer for managing the Ethernet APS Bridge Selector; wherein the Ethernet APS Bridge Selector interconnects Media Access Control (MAC) hardware and a plurality of Physical Layer (PHY) hardware devices.