Method for binding work label switching path and protection label switching path
US8856381B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/28
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for binding a work Label Switch Path (LSP) with a protection LSP, including: transmitting a first message including binding information to a Path Merging Label Switching Router (PML) via a Path Switching Label Switching Router (PSL) so as to request for creating a protection LSP of the work LSP; the PML router assigning a label for the protection LSP based on the first message and returning a second message carrying the binding information; after receiving the second message, the PSL router binding the work LSP with the protection LSP based on the binding information, and transmitting a notification message including the binding information to the PML router; the PML router binding the work LSP with the protection LSP based on the binding information in the notification message.
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