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US 8,913,621 B2Granted
System and method for a communications access network
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsNick DelRegno, Scott R. Kotrla, David E. McDysan, Michael U. Bencheck, Matthew W. Turlington, Ross S. Hardin, Richard C. Schell, Howard Chiu, Lee D. Bengston, William Drake
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for providing access communications between customer locations and a core network service edge. Access flows are handled as carrier-tagged flows through a packet switched network comprising network elements that interpret and manipulate carrier tag values associated with traffic-bearing data frames.
Claims22
A method, comprising:
- applying at least one of a second carrier tag and a second carrier tag value to a data frame of a carrier tagged communication at a point along a communications path at which the data frame comprises at least one of a first carrier tag and a first carrier tag value, respectively,
- wherein the data frame as sent along at least a portion of the communications path comprises the at least one of a first carrier tag and a first carrier tag value and the at least one of a second carrier tag and a second carrier tag value.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
- apply at least one of a second carrier tag and a second carrier tag value to a data frame of a carrier tagged communication at a point along a communications path at which the data frame comprises at least one of a first carrier tag and a first carrier tag value, respectively,
- wherein the data frame as sent along at least a portion of the communications path comprises the at least one of a first carrier tag and a first carrier tag value and the at least one of a second carrier tag and a second carrier tag value.
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