Patent ID: 7272309
Filing Date: 2007-09-18
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A system of routing data comprising: a plurality of ingress edge units, wherein each ingress edge unit comprises: an ingress edge amplification and protection component in optical communication with edge container aggregation component, wherein the edge amplification and protection component is operable to amplify a multiplexed signal received from the edge container aggregation component; a photonic core comprising: a plurality of egress edge units connected to the plurality of outputs of the photonic core, each egress edge unit comprising; an egress edge amplification and protection component to receive and amplify a signal from the photonic core; an egress edge container aggregation component in communication with the egress edge amplification and protection component operable to demultiplex a signal received from the egress edge amplification and protection component; and a plurality of egress working edge container processors in optical communication with the egress edge container aggregation component, each egress working edge container processor operable to receive containers from the egress edge container aggregation component on particular wavelengths.