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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2004
Joe Regan, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Sunil Khankekar, San Jose, CA (US);
Marcelo Mourier, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Joe Regan, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Sunil Khankekar, San Jose, CA (US);
Marcelo Mourier, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
Service-based distribution paths that provide transport tunnels and control capabilities for data communication over a service are disclosed. Service-based distribution paths or transport tunnels include services mapped or bound to the transport tunnel. Encapsulation provides for packet-by-packet handling, including service separation of packets based on header data included within each packet. Services may be monitored, managed, and controlled by performing operational determinations between end points to ensure end-to-end service configuration and connectivity are established.