METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PATH SELECTION IN A PACKET NETWORK

• Main Authors: RICHMOND MARK A, KANGAS BRADLEY R, MIZIALKO KENNETH S, TURNER JAMES N, MATHEW ANOOP J, HARPALANI JAI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.05.2012
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

Embodiments including methods, systems, and apparatuses for distributing, processing, and reacting to path information distributed via a service-agnostic packet fabric for the purpose of enabling path selection are disclosed. By configuring two ingress line cards to send path quality words to each o...