GB2451738B - Method and apparatus for interworking vpls and ethernet - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for interworking vpls and ethernet

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Publication number
GB2451738B
GB2451738B GB0814067A GB0814067A GB2451738B GB 2451738 B GB2451738 B GB 2451738B GB 0814067 A GB0814067 A GB 0814067A GB 0814067 A GB0814067 A GB 0814067A GB 2451738 B GB2451738 B GB 2451738B
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Prior art keywords
vpls
interworking
ethernet
interworking vpls
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB0814067A
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GB0814067D0 (en
Inventor
Hamid Ould-Brahim
David Allan
Dinesh Mohan
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Nortel Networks Ltd
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Nortel Networks Ltd
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Priority claimed from US12/104,598 external-priority patent/US8144715B2/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/46—Interconnection of networks
    • H04L12/4604—LAN interconnection over a backbone network, e.g. Internet, Frame Relay
    • H04L12/462—LAN interconnection over a bridge based backbone
    • H04L12/4625—Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/46—Interconnection of networks
    • H04L12/4633—Interconnection of networks using encapsulation techniques, e.g. tunneling
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/46—Interconnection of networks
    • H04L12/4641—Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/46—Interconnection of networks
    • H04L12/4641—Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN]
    • H04L12/4645—Details on frame tagging
    • H04L12/465—Details on frame tagging wherein a single frame includes a plurality of VLAN tags
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L45/00—Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
    • H04L45/50—Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks using label swapping, e.g. multi-protocol label switch [MPLS]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L45/00—Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
    • H04L45/66—Layer 2 routing, e.g. in Ethernet based MAN's

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Data Exchanges In Wide-Area Networks (AREA)
GB0814067A 2007-08-10 2008-08-01 Method and apparatus for interworking vpls and ethernet Expired - Fee Related GB2451738B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US96427807P 2007-08-10 2007-08-10
US624507A 2007-12-31 2007-12-31
US12/104,598 US8144715B2 (en) 2007-08-10 2008-04-17 Method and apparatus for interworking VPLS and ethernet networks

Publications (3)

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GB0814067D0 GB0814067D0 (en) 2008-09-10
GB2451738A GB2451738A (en) 2009-02-11
GB2451738B true GB2451738B (en) 2009-10-14

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WO2007101140A2 (en) * 2006-02-24 2007-09-07 Nortel Networks Ltd. Multi-protocol support over ethernet packet-switched networks
US20070280267A1 (en) * 2006-03-03 2007-12-06 Nortel Networks Limited Completely Dry Pseudowires
WO2008089370A1 (en) * 2007-01-17 2008-07-24 Nortel Networks Limited Method and apparatus for interworking ethernet and mpls networks

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WO2007101140A2 (en) * 2006-02-24 2007-09-07 Nortel Networks Ltd. Multi-protocol support over ethernet packet-switched networks
US20070280267A1 (en) * 2006-03-03 2007-12-06 Nortel Networks Limited Completely Dry Pseudowires
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