Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.

Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.p.

Alcatel IP Networks, Inc.

Nicholas W Tingle

Joe Regan

A method and system for verification of connector placement via loopback schemas is disclosed. The method for verification of connector placement via loopback schemas applies a schema to the loopback facilities associated with the signaling pairs at a particular port, with the schema being identified at the remote end of a cable connected to the port via a connectivity test, and the resulting schema identifying the port connected thereto. The method and system for verification of connector placement via loopback schemas provides advantages over systems known in the art positively identifying a particular port while eliminating the requirement for detailed connector labeling.

Verifying connector placement via loopback schemas

A header value or label, referred to herein as a source station identification (SSID), is added to an encapsulated packet header, such as by adding the SSID as a label to the bottom of a stack of MPLS labels. The SSID comprises a unique identifier that identifies the PE that originated the packet. In some embodiments, the IP address of the originating PE may be used as the SSID for that PE. The PE receiving this packet can then associate the source Ethernet MAC address of received TLS traffic, e.g., with the originating PE. Given the SSID of the originating PE, the receiving PE is able to determine which LSP to use to send Ethernet traffic to the station with the learned MAC address.

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Nicholas W Tingle