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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2006
Mark Elias, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Jae-sun Chin, Helotes, TX (US);
Sherry Soja-molloy, Allen Park, MI (US);
Mark Elias, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Jae-Sun Chin, Helotes, TX (US);
Sherry Soja-Molloy, Allen Park, MI (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A management system manages multiple multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) virtual private networks (VPNs), the VPNs having overlapping IP addresses. The system includes a storage storing a file that associates a host name with an IP address and a route distinguisher. The host name corresponds to a network element within one of the customer VPNs. The system also includes a label obtaining system that obtains at least one label for the host name based upon the associated IP address and route distinguisher. The system also has a packet construction system that creates packets destined for the network element using the obtained label(s).