Establishment of an end to end virtual connection
US7170894B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/4633
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for establishing an end-to-end virtual circuit is provided. The method includes establishing a permanent virtual circuit between customer premises equipment and a digital subscriber line access multiplexer. The method further includes embedding information for a permanent virtual connection between a switch and a remote node in a packet transmitted over a static connection in a network. Finally, the method includes establishing a permanent virtual circuit between the switch and the remote node based on the embedded information.
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