摘要:
A fault-tolerant router (100) includes first and second router matrix card (122a and 122b). The first and second router matrix cards (122a, 122b) receive a common set of 4n parity encoded input digital audio data streams and respectively generates therefrom, first and second sets of M output digital audio streams. As the first and second sets of data streams propagate along the first and second router matrix cards (122a and 122b), respectively, one or more health bits are set whenever an error or other type of fault condition is detected. First and second parity check circuits (130a and 130b) are configured to detect parity errors and/or assess the relative health of the first and second sets of data streams and one of the two sets of data streams is selected as the output of the fault-tolerant router (100) based upon either the parity error analysis, health analysis or both.
摘要:
A new type of link failure PDU is introduced; the Link Failure Terminating PDU. As soon as a frame relay device such as a Two Port MAC Relay (TPMR) detects that a failed link is repaired, the TPMR stops transmitting link failure PDUs and transmits one of the defined Terminating link failure PDUs. Receipt of this frame by any other connected TPMR means that the original failure is fixed and all ports that were forced to the disabled state because of the link failure PDUs, should now be enabled.
摘要:
A method and apparatus selectively resetting a control plane (1 10) in a network element (100) is described. One embodiment of the invention is a network element ( 100) with a selective reset controller (202) that can reset the control plane ( 110) of the network element (100) without interrupting the data traffic processing of the data plane (112) of the network element (100).
摘要:
The invention provides an apparatus and method for controlling transmission by use of an internal flow control and credit extension method that incorporates sufficient buffer memory to maximize throughput of an extended link providing connectivity of fibre channel storage area networks across wide geographical distances.
摘要:
A method and system for providing joint IP/Optical Layer restoration mechanisms for the IP over Optical Layer architecture, particularly for protecting against router failure within such architecture, includes any one of plural node elements participating in the detection and restoration of the joint IP/Optical Layer architecture upon the failure of a router in one of the nodes. The plural node elements may include, but are not limited to, one of plural routers and an optical cross-connect.
摘要:
The present embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for managing forwarding devices that support hybrid multi-interface ports. This type of device supports a plurality of physical ports, with each port supporting a plurality of interface media. The interface media supported in each port may be of varying media types, such as one may be copper and the other fiber. The systems and methods also handle failover conditions, thus ensuring network redundancy and reliability.
摘要:
A packet transmitter for transmitting, in the form of a packet, a transmission unit including a data sequence which comprises fixed length blocks formed by dividing predetermined data and to each of which block information representing the type of block is added. A DIF data processing circuit (104) eliminates predetermined redundant information from block information belonging to a plurality of blocks in accordance with an inputted data sequence, generates a transmission header having a new identifier, and generates a transmission unit having the generated transmission header. Then, a transmission terminal (102) transmits the generated transmission unit through a transmission line. At this time, the DIF data processing circuit (104) generates a new identifier by permitting a predetermined set of block information to represent a plurality of sets of block information and generates a transmission header having the generated identifier, or permits one set of block information to represent the same block information, or eliminates redundant information which includes at least one of preliminary data and invalid data.
摘要:
A fault-tolerant router (100) includes first and second router matrix card (122a and 122b). The first and second router matrix cards (122a, 122b) receive a common set of 4n parity encoded input digital audio data streams and respectively generates therefrom, first and second sets of M output digital audio streams. As the first and second sets of data streams propagate along the first and second router matrix cards (122a and 122b), respectively, one or more health bits are set whenever an error or other type of fault condition is detected. First and second parity check circuits (130a and 130b) are configured to detect parity errors and/or assess the relative health of the first and second sets of data streams and one of the two sets of data streams is selected as the output of the fault-tolerant router (100) based upon either the parity error analysis, health analysis or both.