Method and apparatus for processing labeled flows in a communication access network
US7869450B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method is provided for managing access communications between the service edge of a communications service provider and a customer. Access communications are carried in the form of carrier-tagged flows, the communications traffic being appended with carrier tags having significance to handling of the traffic through access network elements. A building aggregation system is provided which couples to customer premise equipment and interfaces customer flows to carrier-tagged flows used in the access network.
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