Patent ID: 7298750
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for implementing an Internet protocol (IP) connection between a first bridging device and a second bridging device through a switched transport network, the first bridging device and the second bridging device being connectable to the switched transport network and an IP network, the method comprising: inserting a switched transport network address of the first bridging device into an extension object of a resource reservation protocol (RSVP) path message; forwarding the path message from the first bridging device to the second bridging device, through at least one router in the IP network, the at least one router passing the path message without modifying the RSVP extension object; receiving a setup message at the first bridging device, through at least one switching device in the switched transport network, based on the first bridging device address retrieved by the second bridging device from the RSVP extension object; and establishing the connection between the first bridging device and the second bridging device through the switching network in response to the setup message.