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Resource reservation protocol based guaranteed quality of service internet protocol (IP) connections over a switched network using newly assigned IP addresses

  • US 7,065,092 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2002
  • Issued: 06/20/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for establishing a guaranteed quality of service Internet protocol (IP) connection between an originating host device and a destination host device through a switched transport network, the originating host device connecting with a bridging device that interfaces with the switched transport network and an IP network, the method comprising:

  • associating a switched transport network address of the bridging device with an IP address of the bridging device, without communicating with an address server, in response to an initiating signaling message directed to the destination host device through the IP network;

    receiving a new IP address for the originating host device, determined by the destination host device; and

    establishing the IP connection between the originating host device and the destination host device through the switched transport network, in response to a setup signaling message directed to the switched transport network address of the bridging device, the setup signaling message corresponding to the new IP address.

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