Segment routing label switch paths in network functions virtualization communications networks
US10250494B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/5007
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving a request to create a path through a network, wherein the path originates on a first network device and terminates on the second network device; identifying a first controller associated with the first network device, wherein the first controller proxies control plane functions for the first network device; identifying a second controller associated with the second network device, wherein the second controller proxies control plane functions for the second network device; and computing the path using the first controller as a source and the second controller as a destination. The first controller installs the computed path on the first network device and the second controller installs the computed path on the second network device.
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