Lightweight control-plane signaling for aggregation devices in a network
US8811392B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/825
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Providing a label is disclosed. A first message is transmitted to an access device where the first message includes a set of available labels. A second message is received from the access device where the second message includes a label from the set of available labels selected to be used by the access device. The set of available labels is updated to account for the label selected by the access device.
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