Patent ID: 7623454

Claim:
A packet-oriented cross-connect system, comprising: a first network port configured to receive first network data from a first network connection that employs a first data protocol, format the first network data into a first data packet stream, and transfer the first data packet stream to a first channel interface; the first channel interface configured to receive the first data packet stream and transfer the first data packet stream during a first set of time slots over a channel connection employing time-division multiplexing; a second channel interface configured to receive the first data packet stream from the channel connection; a second network port configured to receive the first data packet stream from the second channel interface, format the first data packet stream into second network data, and transfer the second network data to a second network connection that employs a second data protocol; a third network port configured to receive third network data from a third network connection, format the third network data into a second data packet stream, and transfer the second data packet stream to a third channel interface; the third channel interface configured to receive the second data packet stream and transfer the second data packet stream during a second set of time slots over the channel connection; a fourth channel interface configured to receive the second data packet stream from the channel connection; a fourth network port configured to receive the second data packet stream from the fourth channel interface, format the second data packet stream into fourth network data, and transfer the fourth network data to a fourth network connection; and a test device coupled to the channel connection and configured to receive and analyze a portion of the first data packet stream and a portion of the second data packet stream.