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Method for control of communications from edge device of access network, and edge device and network management module for performing method

US7701879B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ALCATEL · FR

Inventors

Jeanne Emmanuelle Rita De Jaegher · Brussels, BE
Razvan Manisor · Nuremberg, DE
Erwin Six · Kalken, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 21, 2004
Grant date	Apr 20, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 8, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/0272
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for control of communications from an edge device of an access network, via the provisioning or the non-provisioning of at least one layer 2 destination address of at least one other edge device of the access network to the edge device by a network management module of the access network. The at least one layer 2 destination address is delivered to the edge device on request of the edge device. In an exemplary embodiment, the edge device checks, upon arrival of a packet including at least one layer 2 destination address, whether the at least one layer 2 destination address is stored within a communications restriction filter of the edge device and generates the request including the at least one layer 2 destination address in case the at least one layer 2 destination address is not stored within the communication restriction filter.

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