Patent ID: 7272320
Filing Date: 2007-09-18
Classification: G06F,H04J

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: time division multiplexing (TDM) at least two inter-system channel (ISC) data streams to create a TDM multiplexed data stream; outputting the TDM multiplexed data stream for forwarding across a network; wherein said time division multiplexing employs a first-in first-out (FIFO) buffer and said method further includes at least one of inserting and deleting words in at least one data stream of said at least two ISC data streams to balance input and output FIFO buffer clocking rates; wherein the at least two ISC data streams comprise at least some of idle sequences, frame sequences and continuous sequences, and wherein said at least one of inserting and deleting comprises employing a first protocol for idle sequences and frame sequences and a second protocol for continuous sequences within the at least one ISC data stream of the at least two ISC data streams; and wherein the first protocol comprises: