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Methods and apparatus to manage network transport paths in accordance with network policies

US7787381B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

David B. Small · Dublin, US
Michael Raftelis · San Antonio, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 13, 2006
Grant date	Aug 31, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 2, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L43/087
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus to manage network transport paths in accordance with network policies are disclosed. An example apparatus comprises a policy manager to manage a first policy for a first endpoint and a second policy for a second endpoint, and a path manager to provision a transport network path based on the first and second policies.

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