Upstream label assignment for the resource reservation...

Details Upstream label assignment for the resource reservation... Upstream label assignment for the resource reservation...

2006-08-22

2010-06-22

Shah, Chirag G (Department: 2477)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S395500

Reexamination Certificate

active

07742482

ABSTRACT:
The invention is directed toward techniques for Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) upstream label assignment for the Resource Reservation Protocol with Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE). The techniques include extensions to the RSVP-TE that enable distribution of upstream assigned labels in Path messages from an upstream router to two or more downstream routers of tunnel established over a network. The tunnel may comprise a RSVP-TE P2MP Label Switched Path (LSP) or an Internet Protocol (IP) multicast tunnel. The techniques also include extensions to the RSVP-TE that enable a router to advertise upstream label assignment capability to neighboring routers in the network. The MPLS upstream label assignment using RSVP-TE described herein enables a branch router to avoid traffic replication on a Local Area Network (LAN) for RSVP-TE P2MP LSPs.

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