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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Ross Caird, Kanata, CA;
Michael Watford, Kanata, CA;
David Diep, Kanata, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/00 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for controlling the flow of video over Ethernet (VoE) traffic in a network are disclosed. The method can include originating the VoE traffic from an add node in the network. A first control signal can be received from a first drop node in the network containing a drop port configured to receive the VoE traffic. The add node can determined if the first drop node contains the drop port based on the first control signal.