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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2016
Marc Holness, Nepean, CA;
Stephen Daniel Shew, Ottawa, CA;
David Gilson, Honolulu, HI (US);
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for ring protection switching in a network based on selectively blocking and unblocking a port include forwarding traffic via the port over a data channel that utilizes a first service identifier, wherein the data channel is routed in the network along a closed loop; and selectively blocking and unblocking traffic on the port to provide the ring protection switching over the closed loop, wherein the selectively blocking and unblocking is performed based on a management channel that utilizes a second service identifier that is a different type from the first service identifier.
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