摘要:
Network system for communicating between a mobile node and a correspondent node via a first IP edge-IP network-second IP edge connectivity, comprising a user IP addressing space and a network IP addressing space, wherein a locator identifier space is inserted between the user IP and network IP addressing space, wherein the first and second IP edges are associated with first and second locator identifiers, and wherein the system is further arranged for associating a mobile node with one or more IP network addresses and an IP user address decoupled from the one or more IP network addresses via the first locator identifier.
摘要:
Networks (8) for setting up connections between nodes (1,2) via request messages (R1) and allocation messages (A1) are made more efficient by providing the request messages (R1) with indications for indicating the first node's capabilities with respect to different signalling procedures and by providing the allocation messages (A1) with instructions for instructing the first nodes (1) to use one of the signalling procedures. Only one round trip is needed. The indications comprise first preference values for the first signalling procedure (wavelength switching) and second preference values for the second signalling procedure (waveband switching). The instructions comprise signalling information and signalling procedure assignments. The second nodes (2) run label assignment algorithms for making the signalling procedure assignment in dependence of the preference values. The first nodes (1) derive further signalling information from the signalling information, which signalling information is related to the first signalling procedure and which further signalling information is related to the second signalling procedure.
摘要:
The present invention provides a technique for conveying Inverse Address Resolution Protocol (InARP) packets between a source node and an end node. A data path is established through a data communication network between the source node and the end node by exchanging signaling messages between network nodes along the data path. InARP requests are sent through the control address space used for controlling the operation of the network. At the source node, a common path identifier that identifies the data path is encoded into a request that is sent to the end node for identifying a particular data path that terminates at that end node, and for returning a data network address associated with that data path.
摘要:
Communication network routing apparatus and techniques using logical communication links are disclosed. A routing apparatus identifies a logical communication link that it is capable of being used to establish a virtual connection with another routing apparatus within a virtual connection operational domain, which includes multiple sub-domains, of an underlying communication system. A destination that is associated with the routing apparatus and is reachable through the virtual connection is also identified. Information that is indicative of the identified logical communication link and of the identified destination is provided for distribution from a sub-domain of the routing apparatus in the virtual connection operational domain to another sub-domain within the virtual connection operational domain. This distribution of information enables a routing apparatus in one sub-domain to dynamically route a virtual connection toward a destination in a different sub-domain. Data structures for distributing the information are also disclosed.
摘要:
A device (D) is dedicated to generating routing messages for a GMPLS control plane communications network. The device (D) includes processing means (MT) adapted to generate routing messages containing an attribute including each item of traffic engineering (TE) information data representing non-homogeneous characteristics of segments of at least one connection between network equipments (N) at the time of its declaration in its routing domain, the representation of that connection thereby defining a forwarding adjacency multiple access (FAMA) linear bus structure.
摘要:
Methods for establishing connections via serving edge nodes (11,12) of serving networks (1) and comprising steps of receiving diversity parameters defining diversities between said connections and further connections are provided with steps of exchanging information (basic idea) between different serving edge nodes (11,12) and of, in response to exchanged information, setting up said connections, to allow diverse connections to be established via different edge nodes (11,12), to further reduce risks and consequences from failures (insight). Serving edge nodes (11,12) are coupled via client edge nodes (21,22) in client networks (2) to client source nodes (20). Said exchanged information comprises requests indicating that said connections must be diverse from said further connections. Connection parameters may define any possible part of a connection in such a way that a certain diversity between two connections can be created by making certain connection parameters of both connections different from each other. Diversity parameters may define any kind of diversity and any kind of non-diversity.
摘要:
Method for use in updating a routing table of a router of a plurality of routers, said routing table comprising the route(s) to be used for at least one destination, wherein update messages with routing information are sent between said plurality of routers, typically BGP routers, wherein the following steps are performed at the router: receiving of an update message containing a path or a withdrawal of a path for a destination; determining if the (withdrawn) path is associated with a path exploration event; deciding on the updating of the routing table taking into account the result of the determination.
摘要:
A method to grant a supplicant access to a data communication network and related devices is claimed. The supplicant is associated to a Medium Access Control address and is coupled to a port of an authenticator of the data communication network. The method includes: transmitting an authentication request by the authenticator to an authentication server being coupled thereto; making by the authentication server an authentication decision based upon predefined rules and conditions; and transmitting by the authentication server to the authenticator an authentication reply that comprises a result of the authentication decision.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for resolving hardware addresses into network addresses, which method comprising the steps of: establishing a data path through a data communication network between a source node and an end node, which data path being established by exchanging signaling messages between network nodes along said data path, which signaling exchanges relying upon control network addresses for addressing the network nodes, at the source node, sending a request whereby a particular hardware address associated with the data path is to be resolved into a network address. A method according to the invention further comprises the steps of: at the source node, encoding into the request a common path identifier whereby the data path can be identified, and sending the request with as destination network address a particular control network address of a particular network node along the data path, which request being further forwarded towards the end node, at the end node, identifying the data path from the common path identifier, determining whether the data path terminates at the end node, and returning to the source node a particular data network address associated with the data path. The present invention also relates to a network node implementing such a method.
摘要:
A control device (D) for a node (LCR3) in an Ethernet communications network having a GMPLS control plan and through which node a connection for setting up is to pass, comprises control means (MC) arranged, in the event of said node (LCR3) receiving a connection setup message containing at least one first value representative of the sum since the beginning of said connection for setting up of the local values of an additive parameter as introduced in each of the preceding nodes (LCR3) in said connection, to determine a second value that is a function of said first value and of the local value as introduced by said node (LCR3), and then to compare said second value with a selected threshold so as to determine whether said connection can accept a maximum value for said additive parameter at said node, and to replace said first value in said received message with said second value as determined, at least when said connection can accept said maximum value.