| US 7,586,920 B2 | ||
| Merging multiple data flows in a passive optical network | ||
| Duane M. Butler, Anoka, Minn. (US); Mike Conner, Maple Grove, Minn. (US); Christopher T. Bernard, Wayzata, Minn. (US); and Christopher D. Koch, Minneapolis, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Calix Networks, Inc., Petaluma, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 28, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/857,349. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/474487, filed on May 30, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0018685 A1, Jan. 27, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04J 3/24 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—395.3 [370/474] | 42 Claims |
| 1. A method comprising:
receiving in a network node a set of first information subunits and a set of second information subunits, each of the first
information subunits including a first identifier that identifies a first flow associated with the first subunits, and each
of the second information subunits including a second identifier that identifies a second flow associated with the second
subunits;
converting in the network node the first and second identifiers to a common identifier; and
reassembling in the network node the first information subunits to form a first unit of information, and reassembling the
second information subunits to form a second unit of information.
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