Traffic management for frame relay switched data service

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7668095
APP PUB NO 20050105466A1
SERIAL NO

11019330

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A new type of data transport service which uses a frame relay layer 2 data link connection identifier (DLCI) to select among various service types, feature sets, and/or closed user groups (CUGs). A layer 3 address may be extracted from a layer 2 frame, and the layer 3 address information may be used to route a data packet over a packet-switched network according to the service classes, feature sets, and/or CUGs selected. At the destination, the layer 3 data packet may again be enclosed in a layer 2 frame with a DLCI indicating the service classes, features sets, and/or CUGs. Because the use of conventional permanent virtual circuits (PVCs) is not required in aspects of the invention, new methods of measuring and managing network traffic are presented.

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AT&T CORPNEW YORK NY 10013-2412

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chase, Christopher J Freehold, US 36 1192
Holmgren, Stephen L Little Silver, US 25 711
Medamana, John Babu Colts Neck, US 35 1101
Saksena, Vikram R Freehold, US 28 2184

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