ASON/GMPLS architecture extension for reservation based and time based automatic bandwidth service
First Claim
1. A telecommunications network comprising components configured to:
- receive a reservation from a customer, wherein the reservation comprises a reservation time;
reserve a network resource specified in the reservation;
establish a reserved connection through a network at the reservation time, the reserved connection based on the reservation;
subsequent to the establishment of the reserved connection, detect a data stream transmitted from the customer via a plurality of parallel connections coupling the customer to the network;
allow the data stream to be transported over the network using the reserved connection;
receive a data termination message as part of the data stream; and
terminate the reserved connection responsive to receiving the data termination message, wherein the customer is not part of the network, and wherein the reservation dictates the bandwidth allocated to each of the parallel connections.
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Abstract
A telecommunications network comprising components configured to implement a method comprising: receiving a reservation from a customer, reserving a network resource specified in the reservation, initiating the establishment of a reserved connection through a network, the reserved connection parameters based on the reservation, subsequent to the establishment of the reserved connection, detecting a data stream transmitted from the customer, and allowing the data stream to be transported over the network using the reserved connection. Also disclosed is a method for reserving bandwidth on a network, the method comprising: submitting a reservation request specifying a bandwidth requirement and a start time, receiving a confirmation that the reservation has been accepted, and transmitting a data stream to a network at the start time, wherein the data stream is transported over the network using no more than the bandwidth specified in the reservation request.
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1. A telecommunications network comprising components configured to:
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receive a reservation from a customer, wherein the reservation comprises a reservation time; reserve a network resource specified in the reservation; establish a reserved connection through a network at the reservation time, the reserved connection based on the reservation; subsequent to the establishment of the reserved connection, detect a data stream transmitted from the customer via a plurality of parallel connections coupling the customer to the network; allow the data stream to be transported over the network using the reserved connection; receive a data termination message as part of the data stream; and terminate the reserved connection responsive to receiving the data termination message, wherein the customer is not part of the network, and wherein the reservation dictates the bandwidth allocated to each of the parallel connections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for reserving bandwidth on a network, the method comprising:
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submitting a reservation request specifying a bandwidth requirement and a start time to a reservation scheduling system (RSS), wherein the RSS interacts with a network management system and a control plane to make the reservation within the network, and wherein the reservation request is not submitted via a data plane or the control plane; receiving a confirmation that the reservation has been accepted from the RSS; and subsequently transmitting a data stream to the data plane at the start time, wherein the data stream is transported over the network using no more than the bandwidth specified in the reservation request, and wherein the data stream comprises a data termination message that indicates the end of the data stream. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a network comprising a plurality of nodes having a control plane and data plane; a reservation scheduling system (RSS) in communication with the control plane, a network management system, and a customer that originates a reservation; and a plurality of connections through the network from the customer, wherein the customer only interacts with the RSS to establish the reservation and the RSS interacts with the NMS and/or the control plane to establish the reservation; wherein the reservation dictates the bandwidth allocated to each connection, wherein the data plane transmits data received from the customer over the network based on the reservation, and wherein the customer transmits a data termination message to end the reservation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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