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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2008
Filed:
May. 26, 2004
Paul F. Havala, Richardson, TX (US);
Samuel Y. Lisle, Fairview, TX (US);
Biaodong Cai, San Ramon, CA (US);
Floyd D. Ferguson, Irving, TX (US);
Paul F. Havala, Richardson, TX (US);
Samuel Y. Lisle, Fairview, TX (US);
Biaodong Cai, San Ramon, CA (US);
Floyd D. Ferguson, Irving, TX (US);
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A system and method for providing emulated Ethernet LAN functions in a SONET network are provided. In one embodiment, a virtual private network includes a core network. The core network includes a shared label switching over SONET network. A plurality of Virtual Local Access Networks (VLANs) are each coupled to a Multiservice Provision Platform (MSPP) of the SONET network. Each VLANs communicates traffic with a corresponding MSPP utilizing Ethernet. The MSPPs interface the VLANs with the SONET network.