Patent ID: 8107821
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: H04J,H04L

Abstract:
1. A demarcated network utilizing pluggable optical transceivers, comprising a first network element comprising a first pluggable optical transceiver; and a second network element comprising a second pluggable optical transceiver in communication with the first pluggable optical transceiver; wherein the second pluggable optical transceiver is configured to provide overhead information to the first pluggable optical transceiver through a communication channel; wherein the overhead information is terminated within the first pluggable optical transceiver and within the second pluggable optical transceiver; wherein the first pluggable optical transceiver and the second pluggable optical transceiver each comprise integrated framing circuitry to utilize the G.709 overhead and are each compliant to one or more multi-source agreements; wherein the integrated framing circuitry preserves specifications associated with the one or more multi-source agreements; and wherein the communication channel utilizes one or more bytes in the G.709 overhead, wherein the bytes comprise one of unused and unspecified bytes in the G.709 overhead.