Patent ID: 6298038
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: H04J

Abstract:
In a plurality of trib networks having in common a first and a second site, a method for transporting a corresponding plurality of trib signals over a high rate span between said first and said second site, comprising the steps of:at said first site, connecting a plurality (K) of trib input ports each port to receive a trib input signal from a corresponding trib network over a trib channel;transparently multiplexing all said trib input signals into a supercarrier signal of a high bit rate, said supercarrier signal comprising operation, administration, maintenance and provisioning (OAM&P) information on all said trib input signals and OAM&P information on said supercarrier signal; andconnecting a supercarrier output port to said high bit rate span for transmitting said supercarrier signal over a supercarrier channel,wherein said trib signals remain unchanged on the said trib networks.