Method and apparatus for allocating label to path in ring network
US7680136B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S370/907
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transmission device, which carries out a route control of a frame based on a label included in the frame in a ring network, includes: a generating unit that generates a message for collecting information on first/second labels allocatable to working/standby routes; a transmitting unit that transmits the message in the ring network; a receiving unit that receives the message after being circulated in the ring network; and a selecting unit that selects one of the first/second labels for the working/standby route based on the information included in the message.
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