High-speed facility protection in a digital telecommunications system
CA 2096402 C · Owner: Alcatel Networks Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Richardson, C. Douglas
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A digital communications system with fast facility protection is disclosed. The system includes at least one digital cross-connect which is in bidirectional communication with east and west routes of the network via east and west transmit ports and east and west receive ports. The cross-connect broadcasts a facility over both the east and west routes, and receives the return facility over one of the routes. The cross-connect monitors the error status of the received facility for hard error conditions and excessive error rates, by way of a distributed processor in communication with the port. In the event of an error, the cross-connect blind switches the facility to the inactive port by way …
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- Filed May 17, 1993 and granted July 21, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 17, 2013.
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