Method and apparatus for multi-instance control plane for dynamic MPLS-TP tunnel management via in-band communication channel (G-ACH)

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9350605
APP PUB NO 20150103691A1
SERIAL NO

14051800

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A dynamic tunnel management and signaling control plane protocol message is encapsulated in a data plane protocol encapsulating packet and communicated through a data plane channel to a destination label switching node. The destination label switching node extracts information from the dynamic tunnel management and signaling control plane protocol message from the data plane protocol encapsulating packet in the data plane, and performs a dynamic tunnel management process based on the extracted information. Optionally, the data plane channel is a generic associated channel (G-ACH).

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Bhattacharya, Somen Santa Clara, US 12 564
Radhakrishnan, Vignesh San Jose, US 7 59

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