Class-based bandwidth allocation and admission control for virtual private networks with differentiated service
US8027361B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/825
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for establishing a virtual private network (VPN) session for a priority request. The method and apparatus includes identifying a priority request from a plurality of VPN session request classes. Reserved bandwidth is allocated to the priority request if a nominally allocated bandwidth is insufficient to satisfy the priority request. Once the allocated bandwidth is assigned, admission control is applied to the priority request.
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