System and method for service independent data routing

Data are rerouted over a network having a uniform-capacity Tandem Connection by detecting a failure in a link in a path, maintaining the path through a Tandem Connection that does not include the failed link, and rerouting the data through the Tandem Connection based on information embedded in a tan...

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Main Authors Chaudhuri, Sid, Zelingher, Simon S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.06.2009
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Summary:Data are rerouted over a network having a uniform-capacity Tandem Connection by detecting a failure in a link in a path, maintaining the path through a Tandem Connection that does not include the failed link, and rerouting the data through the Tandem Connection based on information embedded in a tandem layer in the data, and independent of the constituent payload capacities within the tandem connection.