Metropolitan area network switching system and method of operation thereof

1. A multi-format adaptive plesiochronous network, comprising:

a first router;

a topology adaptive tie-line having a plurality of full duplex dedicated router interconnects connected to said first router, the topology adaptive tie-line transmitting at least non-packetized latency free continuous data;

a second router connected to said plurality of full duplex dedicated router interconnects; and

a user connected to said first router with a full duplex loop;

I) a signal transmitting system for transmittal of a serialized signal including (A) latency free continuous data, and (B) at least one member selected from the group consisting of bursty data and packetized data, said signal transmitting system including a multiplexer and a timing control block; and

II) a signal receiving system for reception of said signal without disrupting the laminarity of the latency free continuous data, said signal receiving system including a demultiplexer and a seguence detector,

so as to establish full duplex communications between the user and another user on one of said plurality of full duplex dedicated router interconnects;

wherein (I) said multiplexer includes a clock multiplier, an encoder, a framer and a parallel to serial convertor, and (II) the user includes an analog-to digital converter, a first-in-first-out memory buffer having an almost empty flag, a digital to analog convertor, a counter register and a latch.

2. An apparatus, comprising a network, said network including:

a first router;

a tie-line having a plurality of full duplex dedicated router interconnects connected to said first router, the tie line transmitting at least non-packetized latency free continuous data;

a second router connected to said plurality of full duplex dedicated router interconnects; and

a user connected to said first router with a full duplex loop;

I) a signal transmitting system for transmittal of a serialized signal including (A) latency free continuous data, and (B) at least one member selected from the group consisting of bursty data and packetized data, said signal transmitting system including a multiplexer and a timing control block; and

II) a signal receiving system for reception of said signal without disrupting the laminarity of the latency free continuous data, said signal receiving system including a demultiplexer and a seguence detector,

so as to establish full duplex communications between the user and another user on one of said plurality of full duplex dedicated router interconnects;

wherein (I) said multiplexer includes a clock multiplier, an encoder, a framer and a parallel to serial convertor, and (II) the user includes an analog-to digital converter, a first-in-first-out memory buffer having an almost empty flag, a digital to analog convertor, a counter register and a latch.

3. A multi-format adaptive plesiochronous network, comprising:

a first router;

a topology adaptive tie-line having a plurality of full duplex dedicated router interconnects connected to said first router, the topology adaptive tie-line transmitting at least latency free continuous data, the topology adaptive tie-line also transmitting router reconfiguration data multiplexed with the latency free continuous data;

a second router connected to said plurality of full duplex dedicated router interconnects; and

a user connected to said first router with a full duplex loop;

I) a signal transmitting system for transmittal of a serialized signal including (A) latency free continuous data, and (B) at least one member selected from the group consisting of bursty data and packetized data, said signal transmitting system including a multiplexer and a timing control block; and

II) a signal receiving system for reception of said signal without disrupting the laminarity of the latency free continuous data, said signal receiving system including a demultiplexer and a seguence detector,

so as to establish full duplex communications between the user and another user on one of said plurality of full duplex dedicated router interconnects;

wherein (I) said multiplexer includes a clock multiplier, an encoder, a framer and a parallel to serial convertor, and (II) both the user and the another user include an analog-to digital converter, a first-in-first-out memory buffer having an almost empty flag, a digital to analog convertor, a counter register and a latch.

4. An apparatus, comprising a network, said network including:

a first router;

a tie-line having a plurality of full duplex dedicated router interconnects connected to said first router, the tie line transmitting router reconfiguration data multiplexed with latency free continuous data;

a second router connected to said plurality of full duplex dedicated router interconnects; and

a user connected to said first router with a full duplex loop;

I) a signal transmitting system for transmittal of a serialized signal including (A) latency free continuous data, and (B) at least one member selected from the group consisting of bursty data and packetized data, said signal transmitting system including a multiplexer and a timing control block; and

II) a signal receiving system for reception of said signal without disrupting the laminarity of the latency free continuous data, said signal receiving system including a demultiplexer and a seguence detector,

so as to establish full duplex communications between the user and another user on one of said plurality of full duplex dedicated router interconnects;

wherein (I) said multiplexer includes a clock multiplier, an encoder, a framer and a parallel to serial convertor, and (II) the user includes an analog-to digital converter, a first-in-first-out memory buffer having an almost empty flag, a digital to analog convertor, a counter register and a latch.