Technique establishing a forwarding path in a network system
US8817594B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/58
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and network for determining an interconnect node for establishing a forwarding path for service based data within a network system. The method includes assigning, interconnect node status information to network interconnect nodes, wherein a network interconnect node to which a passive status is assigned is only allowed to transmit service based data between an external link and another interconnect node of the network, or between two other interconnect nodes of the network. Only a network interconnect node with active status is allowed to send or receive service based data to or from the network. The method includes determining, for a given service, an interconnect node with active status for establishment of a forwarding path including the interconnect node with active status and an external link, wherein the determination is based on the respective status information assigned to the network interconnect nodes for the service.
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