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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2000
Applicants:
Guo-qiang Wang, Nepean, CA;
Yanhe Fan, Nepean, CA;
Inventors:
Guo-Qiang Wang, Nepean, CA;
Yanhe Fan, Nepean, CA;
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/56 (2006.01); H04J 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This present invention provides generic and flexible methods to represent optical bandwidth and service interfaces for optical label switching networks. Most importantly, bandwidth may be represented simply at various granularity levels and in various combinations. This simplicity will greatly help in design and implementation of protocols for use in optical label switching networks.