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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2002
Applicants:
Peter A. Giese, Kinburn, CA;
Stephane Roch, Gatineau, CA;
Richard Thomas, Nepean, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, Quebec, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A radio access network includes a transport network layer; a radio network layer having a layer 2 network for communicating between entities within the radio network layer by exchanging datagrams having a predetermined format used only within the radio network layer. Accordingly, the present invention provides for a true decoupling at layer 2 between the radio network layer and the transport network layer. Addressing at layer 2 can enable both connectionless and connection oriented using an overlay connectivity model. Layer 2 in the radio network layer is implemented as an Ethernet network.