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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 23, 2012
Applicants:

Rajan Rao, Cupertino, CA (US);

Khuzema Pithewan, Bangalore, IN;

Ashok Kunjidhapatham, Bangalore, IN;

Robert G. Bryttegard, Huntington Beach, CA (US);

Biao LU, Saratoga, CA (US);

Mohit Misra, Bangalore, IN;

Ramnarayan Srinivasan, Karnataka State, IN;

Inventors:

Rajan Rao, Cupertino, CA (US);

Khuzema Pithewan, Bangalore, IN;

Ashok Kunjidhapatham, Bangalore, IN;

Robert G. Bryttegard, Huntington Beach, CA (US);

Biao Lu, Saratoga, CA (US);

Mohit Misra, Bangalore, IN;

Ramnarayan Srinivasan, Karnataka State, IN;

Assignee:

Infinera Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/723 (2013.01); H04L 12/911 (2013.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/913 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/10 (2013.01); H04L 45/50 (2013.01); H04L 47/825 (2013.01); H04L 41/06 (2013.01); H04L 43/0811 (2013.01); H04L 43/0858 (2013.01); H04L 47/724 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and nodes are disclosed for OAM configuring one or more tandem connection monitoring layers through GMPLS signaling during GMPLS sub-network connection (SNC) establishment. Additionally, methods and nodes are disclosed for OAM configuring one or more tandem connection monitoring layers through GMPLS signaling after GMPLS sub-network connection establishment, that is, for existing connections.


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