Method and management node for deciding ports suitable to be communicatively connected to each other in a communications network
US10182276B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q11/0062
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and management node for deciding ports suitable to be communicatively connected to each other in a communications network. The communications network comprises an available port communicatively connected to the communications network, and a discovered port that is discovered as being communicatively connected to the communications network. The management node obtains Information associating at least the available port and the discovered port with respective one or more attributes and with a respective attribute identifier identifying the respective one or more attributes. The management node receives, from a port discovering network node, a message comprising the attribute identifier associated with the discovered port. The management node decides that the available port is suitable to be communicatively connected with the discovered port based on that the respective one or more attributes are considered matching.
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