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AssigneeAlcatel
InventorsMassimo Canali, Paolo Molgora
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In a communications transport network (ITN) of the type comprising a plurality of network elements (NE), a policy network is provided comprising a policy server (PS) and a plurality of policy clients (PC) associated to network elements (NE) of the transport network (ITN); users of the transport network (ITN) are able to directly provision communications transport services. When a connection within the transport network (ITN) is removed, the or each policy client (PC) associated to this connection causes the deletion of the or each state associated to this connection within the policy server (PS) and thereafter the policy server (PS) considers this connection as removed.
A state-based policy management method for a communications transport network comprising a plurality of network elements and wherein it is provided that users of the transport network directly provision communications transport services, the method being adapted to be implemented within a policy network comprising a policy server and a plurality of policy clients associated to network elements of the transport network, wherein when a connection within the transport network is removed, the or each policy client associated to said connection causes the deletion of the or each state associated to said connection within the policy server and thereafter the policy server considers said connection as removed.
A network element for a communications transport network, comprising a policy client adapted to co-operate with a policy server of the transport network in order to implement a state-based policy management method, wherein it comprises further:
A network element adapted for the implementation of the method according to any of claims from 1 to 4.
A policy server for a communications transport network, said network being of the type comprising a plurality of network elements and a plurality of policy clients associated to network elements of the network, the policy server being adapted to co-operate with the policy clients in order to implement a state-based policy management method, wherein it comprises:
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