Extended layer two tunneling protocol applications and architectures
US9338024B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 11, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/2861
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device, deployed at the edge of a provider network, includes logic to receive traffic from one or more customer edge devices, and to encapsulate the customer traffic into a Layer 2 tunnel of an IP frame. The IP frame in further included within an Ethernet frame, and quality of service priority bits are promoted from the customer traffic into both the IP frame and the Ethernet frame.
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