Method and apparatus for mapping traffic using virtual concatenation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8412040
APP PUB NO 20120251106A1
SERIAL NO

13079292

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A node comprising a packet network interface, an ethernet switch, an optical port, and a distribution engine. The packet network interface adapted to receive a packet having a destination address and a first bit and a second bit. The ethernet switch is adapted to receive and forward the packet into a virtual queue associated with a destination. The optical port has circuitry for transmitting to a plurality of circuits. The distribution engine has one or more processors configured to execute processor executable code to cause the distribution engine to (1) read a first bit and a second bit from the virtual queue, (2) provide the first bit and the second bit to the at least one optical port for transmission to a first predetermined group of the plurality of circuits.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lu, Biao Saratoga, US 86 615
Pan, Ping San Jose, US 61 1552
Rao, Rajan Cupertino, US 48 387
Sprague, Edward E Woodside, US 24 402
Tangirala, Ravi San Jose, US 13 244
Valiveti, Radhakrishna Fremont, US 17 166

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