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System and method for supporting virtualized links at an exterior network-to-network interface

US8045481B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Ciena Corporation · US

Inventors

Lyndon Y. Ong · Sunnyvale, US
Neena Aluri · Johns Creek, US
Alessandro Fabbri · Richardson, US
Steven P. Curtis · Atlanta, US
Vagish Madrahalli · Woodstock, US
Yalin Wang · Tempe, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 20, 2006
Grant date	Oct 25, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 6, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L47/829
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides systems and methods for abstracting a network topology into virtual links and supporting both generic and instantiated virtualized links for linking a virtualized topology with actual resources within a domain, providing security over network topology information, providing control over the allocation of resources, and reducing the complexity of advertising.

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