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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/729 (2013.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01); H04L 12/725 (2013.01); H04L 12/715 (2013.01); H04L 12/703 (2013.01); H04B 10/27 (2013.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01); H04J 14/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/125 (2013.01); H04B 10/27 (2013.01); H04L 45/127 (2013.01); H04L 45/28 (2013.01); H04L 45/30 (2013.01); H04L 45/302 (2013.01); H04L 45/62 (2013.01); H04L 45/64 (2013.01); H04Q 11/0062 (2013.01); H04J 14/02 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/009 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0073 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of determining a path in an optical server network () comprises obtaining an indication of an amount of premium traffic from a client network (). The method further comprises considering paths () utilising an elastic capability of one or more network elements () of the optical server network, and selecting a path from the considered paths, wherein the path is selected based at least partially on having at least a capacity to carry the amount of premium traffic.