| 摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to a method and an ATM Network Element (ATM NE-1) for automatic protection switching of a Transmission Convergence Sublayer SubNetwork Connection TCS SNC. In order to provide a simple protection scheme which is suitable to work on ATM networks and able to match switching requirements of current transmission networks, the Network Element comprises a working Transmission Convergence Sublayer entity (TCS-W) as part of a first physical line interface and a protection Transmission Convergence Sublayer entity (TCS-P) as part of a second physical line interface, both entities (TCS-W,TCS-P) being individually addressable within the ATM Network Element (ATM NE-1) via a UTOPIA address, the ATM Network Element (ATM NE-1) being provided by the Transmission Convergence Sublayer with physical layer error messages indicating failures in the TCS SNC established via the working Transmission Convergence Sublayer entity (TCS-W), the ATM Network Element (ATM NE-1) selecting for transmission the UTOPIA address (UA1) of the working Transmission Convergence Sublayer entity (TCS-W) as long as no physical layer error message is received, otherwise the UTOPIA address (UA2) of the protection Transmission Convergence Sublayer entity (TCS-P), the ATM Network Element (ATM NE-1) merging the data entering the ATM Network Element (ATM NE-1) via both, working and protection Transmission Convergence Sublayer entity (TCS-W,TCS-P). <IMAGE></p> |
