System and method for establishing a communication path associated with an MPLS implementation on an ATM platform
US7197033B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5669
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of configuring a communications path in a communications network from a start node to an end node through intermediate nodes is provided by: establishing a partial path for the communications path from the start node to a terminating node in the intermediate nodes; and at the terminating node, if a communications link to a next-hop node does not exist in the intermediate nodes, then establishing the terminating node as an interim egress node for the communications path; and notifying the start node of mapping parameters for the partial communications path.
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