Patent ID: 9077653
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A network controller for controlling data communication, the network controller comprising: a first port; a transmission layer module coupled to the first port, the transmission layer module being operable to enable a first data path and being operable to enable a second data path, the first data path comprising the first port and a second port, the first data path being associated with a first priority, the second data path comprising the first port and a third port, the second data path being associated with a second priority; and a signaling layer module coupled to the transmission layer module, the signaling layer module being operable to route data over the first data path according to the first priority and being operable to route data over the second data path according to the second priority, wherein the signaling layer module is operable to implement alternate routing if one or both of the second port and the third port fail.