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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2009
Applicants:
Berkay Baykal, Westborough, MA (US);
Shaun Noel Missett, Avon, CT (US);
Inventors:
Berkay Baykal, Westborough, MA (US);
Shaun Noel Missett, Avon, CT (US);
Assignee:
Calix, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In general, the disclosure describes network techniques that may automatically assign virtual local area networks (VLANs) to domains in a ring network. In one example, a method includes receiving, by a control node in a ring network, a plurality of data units transmitted by a plurality of transport nodes on the ring network, each data unit comprising profile information, and automatically assigning a VLAN to one of a plurality of domains established on the ring network based on the profile information.