Method and apparatus for processing labeled flows in a communications access network

A system and method is provided for managing access communications between the service edge of a communications service provider and a customer. Access communications are carried in the form of carrier-tagged flows, the communications traffic being appended with carrier tags having significance to h...

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Hauptverfasser:	BENGSTON LEE D, MCDYSAN DAVID E, CHIU HOWARD, BENCHECK MICHAEL U, TURLINGTON MATTHEW W, HARDIN ROSS S, DRAKE WILLIAM, SCHELL RICHARD C, DELREGNO NICK, KOTRLA SCOTT R
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Zusammenfassung:	A system and method is provided for managing access communications between the service edge of a communications service provider and a customer. Access communications are carried in the form of carrier-tagged flows, the communications traffic being appended with carrier tags having significance to handling of the traffic through access network elements. A building aggregation system is provided which couples to customer premise equipment and interfaces customer flows to carrier-tagged flows used in the access network.