Packet switching based on shared node protection

DE602020050741T2Active Publication Date: 2025-05-07NOKIA SOLUTIONS & NETWORKS OY
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Patent Information

Application Number
DE602020050741
Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2019-09-19
Filing Date
2020-09-18
Publication Date
2025-05-07
Estimated Expiration
2040-09-18

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing communication networks face challenges in efficiently rerouting source routed packets due to node failures, particularly in ensuring fast and reliable protection of transit nodes along the path.

Method used

The implementation of global node protection in communication networks, where a common merge point is encoded within source routed packets to facilitate fast rerouting based on node protection, ensuring that any transit node failure can be locally repaired by rerouting through a designated merge point.

Benefits of technology

This approach enables fast and reliable rerouting of source routed packets by providing global node protection, reducing the need for complex protection path computations and maintaining network stability even in the event of node failures.

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