Systems and methods for centrally provisioning virtual circuit information

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8665905
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12900250

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A system for provisioning virtual circuit information in packet has a plurality of access modules that are inserted into slots of a chassis at a network facility. Each access module is provisioned with sets of Ethernet virtual circuit (EVC) attribute data in order to provide the access module with sufficient information to handle data packets carried by EVCs serviced by the access module. Rather than manually provisioning each access module with EVC attribute data, the sets of attribute data are stored at a central location. Each access module has logic that is configured to automatically retrieve, from the central location, sets of attribute data associated with the EVCs to be serviced by the access module. The logic then automatically provisions the access module to handle data packets carried by such EVCs.

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  • ADTRAN, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barnes, Daniel Josiah Harvest, US 7 9
Cox, Dennis Clinton Huntsville, US 2 0
Mabry, James Alexander Madison, US 5 4

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