Abstract: A data transmission apparatus used in a multiple service ring includes at least two nodes coupled to at least one aggregate pipe and at least one tributary. The data transmission apparatus includes a tributary RX framer coupled to a tributary for deframing data frames received from the tributary and extracting a destination node address and a TX framer for encapsulating the destination node address and the data received from the tributary into frames of the multiple service ring and transmitting the same along an aggregate pipe to a downstream neighbor node in the ring.

Abstract: A data transmission apparatus for implementing multiple service flow in a multiple service ring is described. The apparatus includes a trunk pipe and at least two nodes each with at least one flow. The apparatus also includes a flow Rx framer for converting data received from the flow into data packets of a predetermined protocol, a transmission setup device for setting up information for packets of the predetermined protocol to be transmitted, and a Tx framer for encapsulating the information into frames of the MSR and transmitting the same along the trunk pipe to a downstream neighbor node along the ring.

Abstract: A data transmission apparatus used in a multiple service ring is described. The apparatus includes at least two nodes coupled to at least one aggregate pipe and at least one tributary. The apparatus also includes a tributary TX framer for converting data received from the tributary, a transmission setup module for setting up information for processing protocol packets to be transmitted, a TX framer for encapsulating the information into frames of the MSR and transmitting the same along the aggregate pipe to a downstream neighbor node in the ring, and a RX framer for receiving and deframing data frames of the MSR from a upstream neighbor node. The apparatus also includes a transiting module for transiting the frames to the TX framer, a destination tributary determining module for determining a destination tributary, and a tributary RX framer for converting and sending protocol packets to a corresponding tributary.

Abstract: A data transmission apparatus and method used in resilient multiple service ring, including a first working ring and a second working ring, for transmitting data between physical layer side device and network layer device or other upper layer facilities, such as carrier class node equipments, core and edge routers, switch devices, IP based network accessing equipments, line cards, and interfacing units used in high rates or low rates, e.g. Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit, Ethernet, DVB (MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4 and MPEG7), ATM, Packet over SDH/SONET transmissions, other MSR, RPR for adapting IP and various tributaries (Ethernet,) directly to SDH/SONET or simplified SDH/SONET, or Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, or other physical layer devices.