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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022

Filed:

Oct. 08, 2018
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Alireza Ranjbar, Espoo, FI;

Nicklas Beijar, Kirkkonummi, FI;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 41/0893 (2022.01); H04L 41/046 (2022.01); H04L 41/0816 (2022.01); H04L 43/0811 (2022.01); H04L 43/10 (2022.01); H04L 61/5014 (2022.01); H04L 43/08 (2022.01); H04L 41/0896 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H04L 41/046 (2013.01); H04L 41/0816 (2013.01); H04L 41/0896 (2013.01); H04L 43/08 (2013.01); H04L 43/0811 (2013.01); H04L 43/10 (2013.01); H04L 61/2015 (2013.01);
Abstract

A controller manager, a controller agent and methods therein, for enabling a connection between a switch of a communication network and a switch controller that performs logic switch operations. The controller manager obtains from the controller agent, measurements related to connectivity to a set of switch controllers. The controller manager then selects at least one switch controller in the set of switch controllers based on the obtained measurements, to control said switch, and instructs the controller agent to set up or route a connection between the switch and the selected at least one switch controller.


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