Patent ID: 9247323
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: H04L,H04Q

Claim Text:
1. A method of configuring a network for optimized transport of packet data traffic by dynamically creating an optical bypass between remote network nodes; comprising at a first packet node, determining whether a traffic volume to be forwarded to a remote second packet node exceeds a predefined bypass threshold; if said traffic volume exceeds said bypass threshold, sending from said first packet node via an intermediate third packet node a bypass request towards said remote second packet node; at said intermediate third packet node, processing said request and determining, whether said intermediate third packet node has an interfering second bypass request and if that is the case, which of the two requests has a higher weight; forwarding either said bypass request or, in case of an interfering second bypass request, the one with the higher weight to said remote second packet node; and at said second packet node, determining whether said bypass request can be served and if so, triggering in a service layer network establish a bypass connection in accordance with said bypass request.