METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSLATING SDH/SONET FRAMES TO ETHERNET FRAMES

摘要

A translation engine is provided for efficiently translating SDH/SONET frames(101) to Ethernet frames (105) and vice versa. In accordance with oneembodiment, a translation system includes a buffer (103) for holding SDH/SONET(101) and Ethernet frames (105). An Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC)address for a corresponding SDH/SONET TDM slot (103 E-103 F) further provided.A translation engine for translating SDH/SONET frames (101) into Ethernetframes (105) is in communication with an output interface. The SDH/SONETpayload (101 A) is sent through a translation engine to translate the SDH /SONET payload (101 A) into an Ethernet payload (105 A). For translating fromEthernet to SDH / SONET, a reverse process occurs.