Patent ID: 8849111
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: G02B,H04B,H04J,H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method of processing traffic in a transport network, the method comprising: a network element receiving from a trunk interface, a first stream of traffic, the first stream of traffic comprising a plurality of lambdas; said network element using an optical fabric to perform optical switching on the first stream to replace a first lambda in the plurality of lambdas with a second lambda; said network element converting, in a single shelf, the first lambda into an electrical signal; said network element using an analog electrical crossbar housed within the single shelf to perform electrical switching at an analog level on the electrical signal; said network element recovering, in the single shelf, a plurality of first frames from the electrical signal; said network element using a packet fabric housed within the single shelf to perform packet switching on the plurality of first frames to generate a flow of second frames; and said network element transmitting at a client interface, the flow of second frames.