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AssigneeTelecom Italia S.p.A.
InventorsAndrea Allasia, Roberto Rita, Laura Serra, Luigi Varetto
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Extra traffic paths are provided in a communication network including at least two protection channels associated to respective transmission channels. Each protection channel admits an active state for carrying, in the presence of a failure in the associated transmission channel, traffic to be carried by the associated transmission channel, and a stand-by state, wherein the protection channel is adapted to carry extra traffic. The protection channels are run in a sub-network connection protection scheme, whereby one of the protection channels in its stand-by state is adapted to ensure recovery of extra traffic carried by the other protection channel while the other protection channel is switched to its active state or is subject to failure.
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A method of providing extra traffic paths in a communication network comprising at least two protection channels associated to respective transmission channels, each of said at least two protection channels admitting an active state for carrying, in the presence of a failure in said associated transmission channel, traffic to be carried by the associated transmission channel and a stand-by state, wherein the protection channel is adapted to carry extra traffic, comprising a step of running said at least two protection channels in a sub-network connection protection scheme, whereby one of said at least two protection channels in said stand-by state is adapted to ensure recovery of extra traffic carried by the other of said at least two protection channels while one of the following conditions is met:
A communication network comprising at least two protection channels associated to respective transmission channels, each of said at least two protection channels admitting an active state for carrying, in the presence of a failure in said associated transmission channel, traffic to be carried by the associated transmission channel and a stand-by state, wherein the protection channel is adapted to carry extra traffic, said at least two protection channels jointly defining a sub-network connection protection scheme, whereby one of said at least two protection channels in said stand-by state is adapted to ensure recovery of extra traffic carried by the other of said at least two protection channels while one of the following conditions is met:
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