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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2001
Virginie Faineant, Chaville, FR;
Sébastien Josset, Toulouse, FR;
Alain Feniou, Courbevoie, FR;
Gabriel Bareux, Paris, FR;
Virginie Faineant, Chaville, FR;
Sébastien Josset, Toulouse, FR;
Alain Feniou, Courbevoie, FR;
Gabriel Bareux, Paris, FR;
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A method in accordance with the invention applies to an access network or a satellite infrastructure network supporting sub-networks grouping different terminal stations in which each packet is associated with an addressing header and in which each terminal station is associated with a satellite terminal or with a ground station that is located in the coverage of a particular spot of a particular satellite. The addressing header of each packet further contains a 'label' field containing an identifier characteristic of a sub-network to which said terminal station and the spot in which the satellite terminal or the ground station with which it is associated is located belongs.