Patents by Inventor Michael Joachim Wolf
Michael Joachim Wolf has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8515279Abstract: A crossconnect for asynchronous OTN signals operates synchronously internally at an internal clock rate. Received OTN signals are synchronized to an internal frame format by stuffing. The synchronized signals are parallelized and switched with a switching matrix comprising synchronously operating integrated circuits that operate at the internal clock rate. At the output, the synchronized signals are again destuffed and are transmitted again at the original bit rate.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventor: Michael Joachim Wolf
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Publication number: 20110243565Abstract: A crossconnect for asynchronous OTN signals operates synchronously internally at an internal clock rate. Received OTN signals are synchronized to an internal frame format by stuffing. The synchronized signals are parallelized and switched with a switching matrix comprising synchronously operating integrated circuits that operate at the internal clock rate. At the output, the synchronized signals are again destuffed and are transmitted again at the original bit rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: ALCATEL LUCENTInventor: Michael Joachim WOLF
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Patent number: 8005359Abstract: A crossconnect for asynchronous OTN signals operates synchronously internally at an internal clock rate. Received OTN signals are synchronized to an internal frame format by stuffing. The synchronized signals are parallelized and switched with a switching matrix comprising synchronously operating integrated circuits that operate at the internal clock rate. At the output, the synchronized signals are again destuffed and are transmitted again at the original bit rate.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2002Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventor: Michael Joachim Wolf
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Patent number: 7702946Abstract: A clock filter circuit (20), which serves for filtering the clock of non-isochronous data signals having a selected one of at least two nominal data rates, has an auxiliary clock source (21) that generates an auxiliary clock signal (27) with a pulse repetition rate which is in the range between the at least two predetermined data rates, a delay line (22) connected to the auxiliary clock source (21) for creating a set of mutually delayed copies of the auxiliary clock signal and a multiplexer (23) that switches in a cyclic order between the delayed copies according to predetermined rules, which depend on the selected data rate to generate a filtered clock signal (28). A control circuit determines whether the rate of the filtered clock (28) signal must be increased or decreased as compared to said data signal and controls the multiplexer (23) to delay or advance the cyclical switching accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2005Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: AlcatelInventors: Michael Joachim Wolf, Wolfgang Thiele
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Patent number: 7535837Abstract: A burst mode optical signal is transported as payload of a framed continuous bit-stream optical signal through an optical transport network. The optical bursts are all generated at a common nominal bitrate which equals substantially the payload bitrate of the continuous bit-stream optical signal. The bursts are converted into a continuous bit stream by filling gaps between the bursts with a predefined pattern. The continuous bit stream thus created is then mapped into frames to generate the framed continuous bit-stream optical signal for transmission.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2004Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: ALCATELInventors: Michael Joachim Wolf, Dieter Beller
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Patent number: 7414965Abstract: A network element with equipment protection has first and second redundant signal paths for first and second redundant signals; a selector for selecting either of the two redundant signals as active; and first and second transition monitors coupled to the first and second signal paths, respectively, for monitoring the first and second signals for bit level transitions. The selector is controlled by the transition monitors to alter selection in the case that the selected signal does not contain bit level transitions while the non-selected signal does.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2004Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: AlcatelInventors: Michael Joachim Wolf, Werner Beisel
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Patent number: 7362778Abstract: A desynchronizer for extracting and desynchronizing a tributary signal from a multiplex signal at its original data rate has a buffer memory for temporarily storing tributary data bits extracted from the multiplex signal, an adjustable oscillator for generating a read clock for reading the tributary data bits or bytes from the buffer, and a comparator for comparing the read and write timing rates of the buffer memory in synchronism with the frame rate of the multiplex signal to generate a control signal to adjust the oscillator.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2003Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: AlcatelInventor: Michael Joachim Wolf
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Patent number: 7120169Abstract: A network device (NWE) for a digital transmission network with synchronous digital hierarchy receives data steams containing frames with data packets mapped therein and addressed by a phase reference identifier. Internally, the network device has redundant transfer paths which potentially cause different delay. The network element compensates for that delay by adjusting the phase reference identifier allocated to a respective data packet by a predetermined phase correcting value, leading in the phase, which corresponds to a maximum expected delay for transfer of the data packets on internal transfer paths, and by buffering the data packet by a buffering time such that its buffering time and its delay actually needed for passing through the network device in total correspond to the maximum expected delay taken into account by the phase adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2001Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: AlcatelInventors: Michael Joachim Wolf, Werner Beisel
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Patent number: 6816818Abstract: A method of synchronizing at least one receiver module (MOD 1, MOD2), in particular a receiver module in a telecommunications network or in a network device of a telecommunications network, has the following steps: A first clock signal (TS 1) and a second clock signal (TS2) are sent to the at least one receiver module (MOD 1, MOD2). In addition, at least one item of master-slave-status information (MSX) about the at least one first clock signal (TS1) and/or the second clock signal (TS2) is sent to the at least one receiver module (MOD1, MOD2). Based on the item of master-slave-status information (MSX), the at least one receiver module (MOD 1, MOD2) selects the first clock signal (TS 1) or the second clock signal (TS2) as master synchronization signal for its synchronization.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2001Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: AlcatelInventors: Michael Joachim Wolf, Werner Beisel, Jürgen Höhn
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Patent number: 6741812Abstract: The synchronous digital communications system according to the invention serves to transmit electric signals optically. The electric signals to be transmitted are converted from electrical to optical form (E/O1, E/O2, E/On) and then transmitted using wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) or dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM). A synchronization manager and a connection manager are provided. The synchronization manager is adapted to configure dedicated optical synchronization links. The connection manager is adapted to configure switched optical communication links from a pool of wavelengths, taking account of the dedicated synchronization links only. This has the advantage that independently of the switched communication links, synchronization is constantly ensured throughout the system. Each network element (NE1, NE2, NE3) has at least one interface unit that is reserved for synchronization and that continuously receives signals at the wavelength (&lgr;1) reserved for synchronization.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2000Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: AlcatelInventor: Michael Joachim Wolf
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Publication number: 20030161350Abstract: A desynchronizer for extracting and desynchronizing a tributary signal from a multiplex signal at its original data rate has a buffer memory for temporarily storing tributary data bits extracted from the multiplex signal, an adjustable oscillator for generating a read clock for reading the tributary data bits or bytes from the buffer, and a comparator for comparing the read and write timing rates of the buffer memory in synchronism with the frame rate of the multiplex signal to generate a control signal to adjust the oscillator.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2003Publication date: August 28, 2003Applicant: ALCATELInventor: Michael Joachim Wolf
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Patent number: 6584243Abstract: A switching device (10) for an optical transmission network is provided with a first switch (17) to which a plurality of fibers (11, 12, 13, 14) are attached, each of which fibers (11, 12, 13, 14) is provided with a plurality of channels (16) with different wavelengths. The first switch (17) is suitable for connecting each channel (16) of each of the fibers (11, 12, 13, 14) to any other channel (16) of the fibers (11, 12, 13, 14). At least one channel (16′) of the fibers (11, 12, 13, 14) is not attached to the first switch (17), but is instead attached to a second switch (19). The second switch (19) is in this case suitable only for connecting each channel (16′) of a first of the fibers (11, 12, 13, 14) to each channel (16′) of a second of the fibers (11, 12, 13, 14).Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2001Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: AlcatelInventor: Michael Joachim Wolf
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Publication number: 20030016416Abstract: A crossconnect for asynchronous OTN signals operates synchronously internally at an internal clock rate. Received OTN signals are synchronized to an internal frame format by stuffing. The synchronized signals are parallelized and switched with a switching matrix comprising synchronously operating integrated circuits that operate at the internal clock rate. At the output, the synchronized signals are again destuffed and are transmitted again at the original bit rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2002Publication date: January 23, 2003Applicant: ALCATELInventor: Michael Joachim Wolf
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Publication number: 20020085792Abstract: A switching device (10) for an optical transmission network is provided with a first switch (17) to which a plurality of fibers (11, 12, 13, 14) are attached, each of which fibers (11, 12, 13, 14) is provided with a plurality of channels (16) with different wavelengths. The first switch (17) is suitable for connecting each channel (16) of each of the fibers (11, 12, 13, 14) to any other channel (16) of the fibers (11, 12, 13, 14). At least one channel (16′) of the fibers (11, 12, 13, 14) is not attached to the first switch (17), but is instead attached to a second switch (19) The second switch (19) is in this case suitable only for connecting each channel (16′) of a first of the fibers (11, 12, 13, 14) to each channel (16′) of a second of the fibers (11, 12, 13, 14).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2001Publication date: July 4, 2002Applicant: ALCATELInventor: Michael Joachim Wolf
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Publication number: 20020080825Abstract: A compensation module or for a network device of a telecommunications network delays a first clock signal by a predetermined first delay time to form a delayed first clock signal and delays a second clock signal by a predetermined second delay time to form a delayed second clock signal. The compensation module then adapts the second delay time so that the delayed second clock signal is adapted to the phase of the delayed first clock signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2001Publication date: June 27, 2002Applicant: ALCATELInventors: Michael Joachim Wolf, Werner Beisel, Jurgen Hohn
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Publication number: 20020080823Abstract: A network device (NWE) for a digital transmission network with synchronous digital hierarchy receives data steams containing frames with data packets mapped therein and addressed by a phase reference identifier. Internally, the network device has redundant transfer paths which potentially cause different delay. The network element compensates for that delay by adjusting the phase reference identifier allocated to a respective data packet by a predetermined phase correcting value, leading in the phase, which corresponds to a maximum expected delay for transfer of the data packets on internal transfer paths, and by buffering the data packet by a buffering time such that its buffering time and its delay actually needed for passing through the network device in total correspond to the maximum expected delay taken into account by the phase adjustment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2001Publication date: June 27, 2002Applicant: ALCATELInventors: Michael Joachim Wolf, Werner Beisel
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Publication number: 20010038475Abstract: The synchronous digital communications system according to the invention serves to transmit electric signals optically. The electric signals to be transmitted are converted from electrical to optical form (E/O1, E/O2, E/On) and are transmitted using wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) or dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM). At least one nonswitched auxiliary channel is created using at least one wavelength (&lgr;1). Over the auxiliary channel, synchronization signals, in particular, are transmitted, but also maintenance and management signals. This has the advantage that independently of the switched communication links, synchronization is constantly ensured throughout the network. Each network element (NE1, NE2, NE3) has at least one interface unit that is reserved for synchronization and that continuously receives signals at the wavelength (&lgr;1) reserved for synchronization.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2000Publication date: November 8, 2001Inventor: Michael Joachim Wolf
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Publication number: 20010003485Abstract: The synchronous digital communications system according to the invention serves to transmit electric signals optically. The electric signals to be transmitted are converted from electrical to optical form (E/O1, E/O2, E/On) and then transmitted using wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) or dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM). A synchronization manager and a connection manager are provided. The synchronization manager is adapted to configure dedicated optical synchronization links. The connection manager is adapted to configure switched optical communication links from a pool of wavelengths, taking account of the dedicated synchronization links only. This has the advantage that independently of the switched communication links, synchronization is constantly ensured throughout the system. Each network element (NE1, NE2, NE3) has at least one interface unit that is reserved for synchronization and that continuously receives signals at the wavelength (&lgr;1) reserved for synchronization.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2000Publication date: June 14, 2001Inventor: Michael Joachim Wolf