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Method and system for transporting service flow securely in an IP network

  • US 20070086340A1
  • Filed: 10/06/2006
  • Published: 04/19/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for transporting a service flow securely in an Internet Protocol (IP) network, comprising the following steps:

  • a service server sending a first request to a resource manager, requesting to build a service flow path between a calling user and a called user in a logical bearing network;

    the resource manager receiving the first request, choosing in the logical bearing network a service flow path between a first Provider Edge Router (PE) that the calling user belongs to and a second PE that the called user belongs to;

    the resource manager sending a configuration request message to the first PE and the second PE according to the service flow path;

    the first PE and the second PE building flow classification table items comprising the service flow path according to the configuration request message, respectively, and forwarding only the service flow matching one of the flow classification table items to the corresponding service flow path in the logical bearing network.

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