Load sharing nodes in a network utilising shared optical protection
US7620322B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0081
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of transmitting packet traffic between first and second network nodes in a shared protection optical transmission network, the method comprising defining first and second traffic paths between said nodes, at least one of said paths being a shared protection path, and allocating traffic along said paths utilising link aggregation.
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