Patent ID: 7809022
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: H04J

Abstract:
1. A system for transporting a plurality of payload signals efficiently over a SONET based network, comprising: a plurality of data input ports configured to receive said plurality of payload signals transmitted at a first data transfer rate, said plurality of payload signals comprising payload information; a plurality of signaling input ports configured to receive a plurality of signaling signals transmitted at a second data transfer rate different from the first data transfer rate, said plurality of signaling signals including signaling information; and at least one data processing circuit configured to map said plurality of payload signals and said plurality of signaling signals directly into a SONET SPE of a SONET STS-1 frame exclusive of virtual tributaries, said mapping achieved by wherein said non-payload information is selected from the group comprising said signaling information, stuff information and control information, and said first and second data transfer rates are less than a third data transfer rate of said SONET STS-1 frame.