CPC H04J 3/0632 (2013.01) [H04J 14/08 (2013.01); H04L 5/1469 (2013.01); H04L 49/50 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A network element comprising:
at least two Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) modules each including a TDM client interface, TDM processing circuitry, and circuit emulation circuitry; and
a packet switch fabric connected to the at least two TDM modules in a Link Aggregation Group (LAG) for a protected TDM service, and configured to output a packet interface,
wherein the protected TDM service is provided as a single packetized TDM stream via the packet interface from the packet switch fabric, and
wherein the at least two TDM modules include an unprotected TDM client interface that is provided via the TDM processing circuitry and the circuit emulation circuitry, and wherein the unprotected TDM client interface is provided to the packet switch fabric and operates with the protected TDM service.
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