Extensible time space switch systems and methods for high capacity multi-service applications

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PATENT NO 8830993
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13326111

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A time-space switch in a ring architecture includes input circuitry including N links each receiving M timeslots, a two-dimensional matrix of a plurality of switching circuits, the two-dimensional matrix is configured to receive from the input circuitry each of the M timeslots from the N links in a pipelined manner, and output circuitry including N links configured to receive any of the M timeslots from any of the N links from the two-dimensional matrix. The input circuitry, the two-dimensional matrix, and the output circuitry are arranged in a ring architecture therebetween. A link encoding protocol method performed in electrical circuitry includes receiving a plurality of time slots, grouping the plurality of time slots into time slot groups, performing a cyclic redundancy check between adjacent time slot groups, 64/65B encoding the time slot groups, and forward error correction encoding a plurality of 65B codewords from the 64/65B encoding.

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  • CIENA CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bengough, Peter Kanata, CA 8 96
Dublin, Ian Nepean, CA 13 127
Nichols, Jeffery Thomas Marietta, US 9 105

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