System and method for establishing a carrier virtual network inverse multiplexed telecommunication connection
AssigneeSprint Communications Company L.P.
InventorsBruce Edward Hoffman, Peter H. Distler, Durga Prasad Satapathy
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for establishing an inverse multiplexed connection using layer one resources dedicated to a carrier virtual network. A plurality of links may be identified that when combined will meet the service level requirements for a connection. The plurality of links may be aggregated at their termination point. The plurality of links may be further aggregated by a carrier virtual network manager. Alternative links may be identified and aggregated if any of the plurality of links become impaired.
Claims34
A carrier virtual network inverse multiplexed system comprising:
- a first telecommunication network, the first telecommunication network having a plurality of layer one resources;
- a second telecommunication network, the second telecommunication network having a plurality of layer one resources;
- a portion of the layer one resources of the second telecommunication network dedicated to a first carrier virtual network;
- a first network connection linking the first telecommunication network to the portion of the layer one resources of the second telecommunication network dedicated to the first carrier virtual network;
- and
- an aggregate link that establishes a telecommunication connection to a termination point, the aggregate link comprising:
- a first link from the first carrier virtual network;
- a second link from the first carrier virtual network;
- a carrier virtual network manager that aggregates the first link and the second link;
- and
- an aggregator that aggregates the termination of the first link and the second link at their termination.
A carrier virtual network inverse multiplexed system comprising:
- a first telecommunication network;
- a first carrier virtual network, the first carrier virtual network comprising at least one portion of layer one resources of at least one additional telecommunication network, the layer one resources of the first carrier virtual network being accessible to the first telecommunication network;
- at least one network connection linking the first telecommunication network to the at least one portion of layer one resources of the at least one additional telecommunication network;
- a plurality of links from the first carrier virtual network;
- a carrier virtual network manager that aggregates the plurality of links from the first carrier virtual network;
- and
- an aggregator to aggregate the termination of the plurality of links from the first carrier virtual network.
A method for establishing a carrier virtual network inverse multiplexed system to meet service level requirements, the method comprising:
- establishing a first carrier virtual network that may be accessed by a first telecommunication network, establishing the first carrier virtual network comprising:
- dedicating at least one portion of the layer one resources of at least one telecommunication network to the first carrier virtual network;
- establishing a carrier virtual network manager to manage the at least one portion of the layer one resources dedicated to the carrier virtual network;
- identifying the at least one portion of the layer one resources dedicated to the carrier virtual network to the carrier virtual network manager;
- and
- accessing at least two layer one resources of the at least one portion of the layer one resources dedicated to the first carrier virtual network by at least one telecommunication network;
- identifying a plurality of links in the first carrier virtual network that combine to meet service level requirements;
- provisioning the plurality of links;
- aggregating the identified plurality of links using the carrier virtual network manager;
- and
- aggregating the identified links at their termination.
A method for establishing an inverse multiplexed connection to meet service level requirements using a plurality of links dedicated to at least one carrier virtual network accessible to an accessing telecommunication network, the method comprising:
- identifying a first plurality of links dedicated to a carrier virtual network accessible to the accessing telecommunication network that combine to meet service level requirements;
- provisioning the first plurality of links;
- identifying a second plurality of links dedicated to a carrier virtual network accessible to the accessing telecommunication network that combine to meet service level requirements;
- aggregating the first plurality of links at their termination;
- aggregating the first plurality of links using a carrier virtual network manager;
- and
- if one of the first plurality of links becomes impaired:
- provisioning the second plurality of links;
- aggregating the second plurality of links at their termination;
- and
- aggregating the second plurality of links using a carrier virtual network manager.
At least one machine readable media containing machine readable code embodied thereon for causing a machine to perform a method for establishing a carrier virtual network inverse multiplexed connection to meet service level requirements, the method comprising:
- establishing a first carrier virtual network that may be accessed by a first telecommunication network, establishing the first carrier virtual network comprising:
- dedicating at least one portion of the layer one resources of at least one telecommunication network to the first carrier virtual network;
- establishing a carrier virtual network manager to manage the at least one portion of the layer one resources dedicated to the carrier virtual network;
- identifying the at least one portion of the layer one resources dedicated to the carrier virtual network to the carrier virtual network manager;
- and
- accessing at least two layer one resources of the at least one portion of the layer one resources dedicated to the first carrier virtual network by at least one telecommunication network;
- identifying a plurality of links in the first carrier virtual network that combine to meet service level requirements;
- provisioning the plurality of links;
- aggregating the identified plurality of links using the carrier virtual network manager;
- and
- aggregating the identified links at their termination.
At least one machine readable media containing machine readable code embodied thereon for causing a machine to perform a method for establishing an inverse multiplexed connection to meet service level requirements using a plurality of links dedicated to at least one carrier virtual network accessible to an accessing telecommunication network, the method comprising:
- identifying a first plurality of links dedicated to a carrier virtual network accessible to the accessing telecommunication network that combine to meet service level requirements;
- provisioning the first plurality of links;
- identifying a second plurality of links dedicated to a carrier virtual network accessible to the accessing telecommunication network that combine to meet service level requirements;
- aggregating the first plurality of links at their termination;
- aggregating the first plurality of links using a carrier virtual network manager;
- and
- if one of the first plurality of links becomes impaired:
- provisioning the second plurality of links;
- aggregating the second plurality of links at their termination;
- and
- aggregating the second plurality of links using a carrier virtual network manager.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.