Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy

Brandon Posner

Nirmesh Patel

Various example embodiments for providing protection in communication networks are presented herein. Various example embodiments for providing protection in communication networks may be configured to provide protection in tunnel-over-tunnel topologies supported within communication networks. Various example embodiments for providing protection in tunnel-over-tunnel topologies may be configured to provide dynamic application of protection in tunnel-over-tunnel topologies rather than static application of protection in tunnel-over-tunnel topologies. Various example embodiments for providing protection in tunnel-over-tunnel topologies may be configured to provide dynamic application of protection for a primary path that is a tunnel-over-tunnel path based on a hierarchy of protocols.

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Brandon Posner