1+1 Mesh protection
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1. A 1+1 mesh protection method comprising:
- receiving a request for a 1+1 protection service at a network element in a mesh network;
provisioning a first connection in the mesh network at the network element based on a service profile;
provisioning a second connection in the mesh network at the network element based on the service profile;
determining if provision parameters of the first connection and the second connection are compatible;
setting up the first and second connections if the provision parameters are compatible; and
rejecting the first and second connections if the provision parameters are not compatible.
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Abstract
1+1 Mesh Protection provides 1+1 protection for connections across an automatically routed mesh network, where a connection is setup automatically by using an intelligent signaling and routing protocol. 1+1 Mesh Protection can set up, tear down, and reroute both the working path and protect path across the mesh network automatically based on a specified service profile. 1+1 Mesh Protection interoperates seamlessly with traditional 1+1 protection mechanisms such as APS 1+1 protection in SONET networks.
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29 Claims
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1. A 1+1 mesh protection method comprising:
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receiving a request for a 1+1 protection service at a network element in a mesh network; provisioning a first connection in the mesh network at the network element based on a service profile; provisioning a second connection in the mesh network at the network element based on the service profile; determining if provision parameters of the first connection and the second connection are compatible; setting up the first and second connections if the provision parameters are compatible; and rejecting the first and second connections if the provision parameters are not compatible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A 1+1 mesh protection system comprising:
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a provisioning module configured to receive a request for a 1+1 protection service at a network element in a mesh network and to provision first and second connections in the mesh network at the network element based on a service profile; a detection module configured to determine if provision parameters of the first connection and a second connection are compatible; and a setup module configured to set up the first and second connections if the provision parameters are compatible and to reject the first and second connections if the provision parameters are not compatible. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A 1+1 mesh protection apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a request for a 1+1 protection service at a network element in a mesh network; means for provisioning a first connection in the mesh network at the network element based on a service profile; means for provisioning a second connection in the mesh network at the network element based on the service profile; means for determining if provision parameters of the first connection and the second connection are compatible; means for setting up the first and second connections if the provision parameters are compatible; and means for rejecting the first and second connections if the provision parameters are not compatible. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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