Patent ID: 8340101
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: H04J,H04L

Abstract:
1. A network component comprising: a transmitter; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the transmitter is configured to: transmit a frame comprising a transport overhead, a timeslot map, and a payload, wherein the timeslot map is transmitted after all of the transport overhead, wherein the timeslot map indicates the data types located in the payload are time division multiplexed (TDM) data, a high performance flow (HPF) data, a best-effort packet (BEP) data, and undefined data, wherein the payload is transmitted after all of the timeslot map, wherein the payload comprises a plurality of timeslots, wherein the timeslots are octet-sized timeslots, and wherein the timeslots are configured to carry the data types.