Apparatus and method for GFP frame transfer
First Claim
1. A GFP (Generic Frame Procedure) frame transfer apparatus for transferring a GFP frame, comprising a GFP path frame formation section that stores a label corresponding to a path ID defined to uniquely specify the path from the Ingress node to Egress node within a GFP network made up of a plurality of GFP nodes in a predetermined field of the extension header area of said GFP frame, stores packets to be transferred through said path in the payload field of said GFP frame and forms a GFP path frame.
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Abstract
The GFP frame transfer apparatus according to the present invention includes a GFP path frame formation unit (7, 8, 11, 13) that stores a label corresponding to a path ID defined to uniquely specify a path from the Ingress node to Egress node within a GFP network in a predetermined field of the extension header area of the GFP frame, stores packets to be transferred through the path in the payload field of the GFP frame and forms a GFP path frame.
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52 Claims
- 1. A GFP (Generic Frame Procedure) frame transfer apparatus for transferring a GFP frame, comprising a GFP path frame formation section that stores a label corresponding to a path ID defined to uniquely specify the path from the Ingress node to Egress node within a GFP network made up of a plurality of GFP nodes in a predetermined field of the extension header area of said GFP frame, stores packets to be transferred through said path in the payload field of said GFP frame and forms a GFP path frame.
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17. A GFP (Generic Frame Procedure) frame transfer apparatus for transferring a GFP frame, comprising:
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a GFP path frame reception section that stores a label corresponding to a path ID defined to uniquely specify the path from the Ingress node to Egress node within a GFP network made up of a plurality of GFP nodes in a predetermined field of the extension header area and receives the GFP path frame that stores the packet to be transferred through said path in the payload field from said GFP network;
a label switching section that identifies the output port of said GFP frame transfer apparatus corresponding to said label stored in said extension header area of said GFP path frame and switches said GFP path frame to said identified output port so that said GFP path frame is sent to said GFP network through the transmission path connected to said identified output port; and
a GFP path frame transmission section that transmits said GFP path frame switched by said label switching section from said identified output port to said GFP network.
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27. A GFP (Generic Frame Procedure) frame transfer method for transferring a GFP frame, comprising a GFP path frame forming step of storing a label corresponding to a path ID defined to uniquely specify the path from the Ingress node to Egress node within a GFP network made up of a plurality of GFP nodes in a predetermined field of the extension header area of said GFP frame, storing packets to be transferred through said path in the payload field of the said GFP frame and forming a GFP path frame.
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43. A GFP (Generic Frame Procedure) frame transfer method for transferring a GFP frame, comprising:
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a GFP path frame receiving step of storing a label corresponding to a path ID defined to uniquely specify the path from the Ingress node to Egress node within a GFP network made up of a plurality of GFP nodes in a predetermined field of the extension header area and receiving the GFP path frame that stores the packet to be transferred through said path in the payload field from said GFP network;
a label switching step of identifying the output port corresponding to said label stored in said extension header area of said GFP path frame and switching said GFP path frame to said identified output port so that said GFP path frame is sent to said GFP network through the transmission path connected to said identified output port; and
a GFP path frame transmitting step of transmitting said GFP path frame switched in said label switching step from said identified output port to said GFP network. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 49)
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