Service-aware profiling for transport networks
US9432874B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/215
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided of transporting data packets over a telecommunications transport network. The data packets are carried by a plurality of bearers, each carrying data packets that relate to different ones of a plurality of services. In the method bandwidth profiling is applied to the data packets of each bearer, independently of the other bearers, to identify and mark the data packets of each of the bearers that are conformant with a predetermined maximum information rate for the bearer. The data packets are forwarded for transport through the transport network, wherein, if there is insufficient bandwidth available in the transport network to transport all data packets, data packets not identified by the profiling as being conformant are discarded, so as not to be transported through the transport network.
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