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Defining an end-to-end path for a network service

US8208403B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. · US

Inventors

Ashis Sarkar · Tampa, US
Dhaval V. Thaker · Tampa, US
Ashish Mehta · Tampa, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 26, 2007
Grant date	Jun 26, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M3/42348
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device receives, from a customer, a request for an end-to-end path through a network, determines parameters of a query based on the request and path criteria, and executes the query on a database of network elements capable of being included in the end-to-end path. The device also selects one or more of the network elements provided in the database based on results of the query, and reserves, in the database, the one or more selected network elements for the end-to-end path.

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