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System and method to provision an MPLS/VPN network

US8681658B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References

16Claims

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

Wenge Chen · Pleasanton, US
Holly Chen · San Ramon, US
Kuo-Hui Liu · San Ramon, US
Shih Chung Soon · Dublin, US
Bei Chun Zhou · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 23, 2012
Grant date	Mar 25, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 23, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L41/22
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods of automatically determining a set of route targets is provided. The method includes receiving network topology data specifying configuration of a network. The method also includes automatically converting the network topology data into route targets to be assigned to virtual routing and forwarding elements. The route targets are grouped into sets and duplicate sets of route targets are removed. The method further includes generating a data record including information related to the set of route targets.

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