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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2014
Mukesh Chhabra, New Delhi, IN;
Rajneesh Mishra, Ghaziabad, IN;
Prashant Vashisht, Gurgaon, IN;
Tajeshwar Gill, Gurgaon, IN;
Mukesh Chhabra, New Delhi, IN;
Rajneesh Mishra, Ghaziabad, IN;
Prashant Vashisht, Gurgaon, IN;
Tajeshwar Gill, Gurgaon, IN;
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
A method, a switch, and a network includes receiving a request for an Ethernet service at a Maintenance End Point (MEP) in a network, wherein the Ethernet service has a destination of a Remote MEP (RMEP), and wherein the request includes bandwidth amounts for the request; utilizing Link Trace messaging to the RMEP to detect an active path to the RMEP; and utilizing Loop Back messaging to the RMEP to reserve bandwidth based on the bandwidth amounts on the active path.