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Method and apparatus for discovering, negotiating, and provisioning end-to-end SLAs between multiple service provider domains

  • US 20090279444A1
  • Filed: 05/12/2008
  • Published: 11/12/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of selecting a set of service provider domains of a network for an inter-domain service across multiple service provider domains forming a path across the network based on SLA information associated with the multiple service provider domains, the method comprising the steps of:

  • determining, by each domain, available service offerings that are able to be provided by the domain between pairs of nodes on the domain;

    forming for each domain, SLA information associated with the available service offerings that are able to be provided by that domain;

    establishing a set of parameters associated with an inter-domain service to be implemented across the network; and

    using the set of parameters associated with the inter-domain service to be implemented across the network and the SLA information associated with the available service offerings, to select the set of domains forming the path across the network for the inter-domain service to be implemented across the network.

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