Dynamic packet traffic performance adjustment systems and methods
US8958332B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, a network, and a network element use dynamic packet traffic performance adjustment techniques. In an exemplary embodiment, the dynamic resizing techniques utilize different packet connections providing connectivity to same sites between which bandwidth resizing is needed. Each of the packet connections has a separate and independent bandwidth profile that governs an amount of traffic that is dispatched over each packet connection. A network element sourcing traffic into the packet connections uses bridge functionality that dispatches client traffic onto all of the packet connections or an individual packet connection. This effectively means that the transport network bandwidth utilization is only consumed by a single packet connection, i.e., the packet connection-A (even through there are multiple configured). The network element sinking the traffic selects from a single active packet connection.
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