Label switched routing to connect low power network domains
US8743879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2212/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network element is described. In one embodiment includes receiving a packet from the host in the first domain at the network element in the first domain, the packet including a destination address to the host in the second domain, the destination address being formed by replacing an Interface Identifier of an IP address by a second domain label and a shortened Media Access Control (MAC) address, the second domain label identifying the second domain. A routing label and the shortened MAC address are attached to the received packet, and the packet is sent on a label switched path indicated by the label to the second domain.
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