Traffic differentiation in a transport network
US9680587B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J3/1652
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Layer 1 transport network, such as an Optical Transport Network (OTN), transports traffic in Layer 1 data transport units. Traffic received at a node of the transport network is mapped to Layer 1 data transport units according to destination such that each Layer 1 data transport unit carries traffic for a particular destination of the transport network. The Layer 1 transport network can carry a plurality of different traffic types and the node can map the received traffic to Layer 1 data transport units according to destination and traffic type. Identification information can be added to an overhead section associated with the Layer 1 data transport unit to indicate at least one of: traffic type and destination of the traffic carried within the data transport unit. At a subsequent node, the Layer 1 data transport units are received and switched such that Layer 1 data transport units carrying traffic destined for other nodes bypass higher layer processing at the node and Layer 1 data transport units carrying traffic destined for the node are switched to a local output of the node.
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