Differentiated routing using tunnels in a computer network
US7945696B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/30
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, one or more tunnel mesh groups may be established in at least a portion of a computer network, where each tunnel mesh group corresponds to a differentiated routing profile. Traffic may then be received at the portion of the computer network, the traffic indicating a particular differentiated routing profile (e.g., based on a received label corresponding to the differentiated routing profile as advertised by the portion of the computer network). Accordingly, the traffic may be routed through the portion of the computer network along a tunnel of a particular tunnel mesh group corresponding to the particular differentiated routing profile traffic.
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