System method & apparatus for routing traffic in a telecommunications network
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsDirk Geilfus, KlausPeter Schwank, Richard Vierthaler
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Abstract
Routing telecommunications traffic is provided. A network (302) sends/receives the telecommunications traffic (308). A sub-network (304) for receives/sends the telecommunications traffic (308) from/to the network (302). Routing devices (310a,b) route the telecommunications traffic (308) in the sub-network (304) according to a redundancy protocol. A criteria (316) relates a condition of the network to the redundancy protocol, thereby causing the routing devices (310a,b) to route the telecommunications traffic (308) according to the condition in the network (302).
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A method for routing telecommunications traffic between a network and a sub-network, in which routing devices of the sub-network route the traffic in the sub-network according to a redundancy protocol, the method comprising the steps of:
- setting criteria that relates a condition of the network to the redundancy protocol of the sub-network;
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- triggering switching between the routing devices of the sub-network on the basis of the criteria.
A system for routing telecommunications traffic, comprising:
- a network for sending and/or receiving the telecommunications traffic;
- a sub-network for receiving and/or sending the telecommunications traffic from or/to the network;
- routing devices for routing the telecommunications traffic in the sub-network according to a redundancy protocol;
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- a criteria that relates a condition of the network to the redundancy protocol, thereby causing the routing devices to route the telecommunications traffic according to the condition in the network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.