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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2005
Sanjeev Rampal, Cary, NC (US);
Jimmy Ervin, Raleigh, NC (US);
Norman Finn, Livermore, CA (US);
Michael Smith, San Jose, CA (US);
Sanjeev Rampal, Cary, NC (US);
Jimmy Ervin, Raleigh, NC (US);
Norman Finn, Livermore, CA (US);
Michael Smith, San Jose, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for data communication across a layer 2 bridged network having two or more edge nodes configured for receiving and transmitting multiprotocol data packets. The method includes creating a pseudowire circuit across the bridged network, receiving data packets at one of the edge nodes, encapsulating data packets into pseudowire frames, encapsulating the pseudowire frames inside MAC frames, and transmitting the encapsulated frames over the carrier bridged network.