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Method, apparatus, and system for switching communication path

US9030930B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 2012
Grant dateMay 12, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W36/18
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for switching a communication path. The method for switching a communication path includes: receiving, by an access network device, a data packet for implementing a communication service between a terminal and a first media source; learning, by the access network device, according to the data packet, that a local exchange path between the terminal and the first media source is unavailable; and transferring, by the access network device, the data packet via a detour path, where the data packet is also used by a channel control device on the detour path to control the terminal to disconnect from the detour path and establish a local exchange path between the terminal and a second media source, and where the second media source is in coverage of an access network device currently providing a service for the terminal.

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