Communications system, and sending device, in a...

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2007-04-10

2007-04-10

Jaroenchonwant, Bunjob (Department: 2152)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer data routing

C709S236000, C709S242000, C709S239000, C709S249000, C370S351000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10200785

ABSTRACT:
A communications system in which both a layer-2 and layer-3 virtual private networks (VPNS) can operate in an efficient and cost-effective way to offer improved network services. An ingress edge node has a path data manager which sets and manages path data describing configuration of an intra-network transport path. For transport over the intra-network transport path, a labeling unit adds an intra-network transport label to each outgoing frame, based on the path data. Those frames also have a VPN label for transport over an end-to-end VPN path. In an egress edge node, a frame discrimination value setting unit gives a frame discrimination value for identifying to which VPN each received frame belongs. A redirection processor redirects the received frames to their destinations according to their VPN labels and frame discrimination value.

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