Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Switching a message which includes an address header
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-27
2007-11-27
Nguyen, Chau (Department: 2616)
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Switching a message which includes an address header
C370S401000, C370S352000, C370S469000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10619177
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a control system and communications systems that make it possible to transport traffic in a connection-oriented mode using the network infrastructure (30) and hardware of a traditionally connectionless network (34). According to the invention a traditionally connectionless network is complemented with a connection-oriented control plane (37). A subset (38b) of the address space (38) that in a connectionless network is used to define destination addresses is reserved for connection-oriented transport and is used to define path labels. An advantage of the invention is that an inexpensive Ethernet infrastructure (30) can be used for implementing a connection-oriented network (35).
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Hartmann Kenneth R
Nguyen Chau
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
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