NETWORK ELEMENT FEDERATION CONTROLLER AND FORWARDING BOX

• Main Authors: Pacella Dante J, Tadayon Mani, Ahmad Syed A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.10.2016
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

A controller network device, in a network control layer of a service provider network, receives command input for providing services over a service provider network and provides, to a forwarding network device, a first control communication. The first control communication includes an initial output...