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Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013

Filed:

Feb. 03, 2006
Applicants:

Joseph Lawrence, Boulder, CO (US);

Nassar El-aawar, Denver, CO (US);

Darren Loher, Arvada, CO (US);

Steven Craig White, Longmont, CO (US);

Raoul Alcala, Superior, CO (US);

Inventors:

Joseph Lawrence, Boulder, CO (US);

Nassar El-Aawar, Denver, CO (US);

Darren Loher, Arvada, CO (US);

Steven Craig White, Longmont, CO (US);

Raoul Alcala, Superior, CO (US);

Assignee:

Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G01R 31/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Ethernet-based networks for routing Internet Protocol (IP) traffic between source and destination sites. One embodiment includes a plurality of discrete data transmission backbones between the source and destination sites. The source site includes control means for distributing IP traffic at the source site to the plurality of backbones for transmission to the destination site.


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