Multilayer resource management and arbitration in transport networks
US10158448B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q11/0001
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, implemented in a hybrid network element supporting switching at a plurality of layers, for multilayer resource management between the plurality of layers, includes operating a control plane at Layer N between a plurality of network elements in a network, wherein control plane signaling at the Layer N is processed at each network element in a path for a service in the network; and operating a resource management protocol at Layer N+1 with another network element in the network by injecting and extracting messages from and to the control plane into a data path in the Layer N+1, wherein a service at the Layer N+1 operates over the Layer N, and wherein the resource management protocol messages are processed at an originating network element and a terminating network element and not at intermediate network elements in the path.
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