System and method for managing communications
AssigneeAt&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
InventorsYETIK SERBEST, ERIC PUETZ, WENGE CHEN, MICHAEL PEPE, WEIJING CHEN
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Abstract
A system and method for managing communications is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller element to transmit a packet along a logical tunnel established through an internet service provider, wherein the route of the packet is managed according to a MPLS label of the packet and a VRF routing table. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
Claims28
A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer instructions for:
- establishing internet access through an internet service provider;
- establishing a Generic Route Encapsulation (GRE) tunnel to a second communication system through the internet service provider;
- establishing VRF functionality in a border router of the first communication system that uses MPLS protocol;
- and
- routing a packet from the first communication system to the second communication system along the GRE tunnel according to a MPLS label of the packet and a VRF routing table.
A method of providing a communication service between first and second service providers, the method comprising:
- establishing a logical tunnel to the first and second service providers utilizing an internet service provider;
- and
- routing a packet along the logical tunnel between the first and second service providers according to a MPLS label of the packet and a VRF routing table.
A communication device, comprising a controller element to:
- transmit a packet along a logical tunnel established through an internet service provider, wherein the route of the packet is managed according to a MPLS label of the packet and a VRF routing table.
A network element of a first communication system, the network element comprising a controller element to:
- receive a packet from a second communication system along a Generic Route Encapsulation (GRE) tunnel according to a MPLS label of the packet and a VRF routing table, wherein the GRE tunnel is established through an internet service provider.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.