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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
May. 16, 2003
Bruce E. Hoffman, Overland Park, KS (US);
Peter H. Distler, Overland Park, KS (US);
Durga Prasad Satapathy, Olathe, KS (US);
Mir S. Islam, Kansas City, MO (US);
Bruce E. Hoffman, Overland Park, KS (US);
Peter H. Distler, Overland Park, KS (US);
Durga Prasad Satapathy, Olathe, KS (US);
Mir S. Islam, Kansas City, MO (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system, method, and system manager for establishing and maintaining layer one telecommunication carrier virtual networks. In accordance with the present invention, portions of layer one resources of telecommunication networks are dedicated to a carrier virtual network that may be accessed by other telecommunication networks. Information identifying the portions of layer one resources dedicated to a carrier virtual network is provided to a carrier virtual network system manager by the network system manager of the telecommunication networks dedicating portions of layer one resources to a carrier virtual network. The carrier virtual network system manager identifies the portions of layer one resources dedicated to a carrier virtual network to the network system managers of the telecommunication networks that may access a given carrier virtual network.