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US07668181B2 Virtual private network based upon multi-protocol label switching adapted to measure the traffic flowing between single rate zones
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基于多协议标签交换的虚拟专用网络,适用于测量单速率区域之间流量的流量
- Patent Title: Virtual private network based upon multi-protocol label switching adapted to measure the traffic flowing between single rate zones
- Patent Title (中): 基于多协议标签交换的虚拟专用网络,适用于测量单速率区域之间流量的流量
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Application No.: US10638518Application Date: 2003-08-11
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Publication No.: US07668181B2Publication Date: 2010-02-23
- Inventor: Jean-François Le Pennec , Aurélien Bruno , Didier F. Giroir , Aline Fichou
- Applicant: Jean-François Le Pennec , Aurélien Bruno , Didier F. Giroir , Aline Fichou
- Applicant Address: US NV Reno
- Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US NV Reno
- Main IPC: H04L12/28
- IPC: H04L12/28

Abstract:
Virtual Private Network (VPN) dedicated to a customer using a physical transmission network based upon Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology including a plurality of Provider (P) devices and a plurality of Provider Edge (PE) devices, the customer owning at least two specific Customer Edge (CE) devices amongst a plurality of CE devices, a specific CE device being attached to a specific PE device and enabling the customer to gain access to any other CE device belonging to the same VPN, by the intermediary of PE devices to which are attached the CE devices. The VPN comprises several billing zones (10, 12, 14) being each defined by the application of a single flat rate. A PE device (18) belonging to each billing zone includes a virtual router (58, 60, 62) associated with each billing zone, two virtual routers being interconnected by a virtual circuit (38, 40, 42) transmitting all the traffic exchanged between the two associated billing zones so that the traffic flowing between the two billing zones can be measured and therefore precisely billed to the customer.
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