Patent ID: 8155124
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of Multi-Protocol Label Switching, MPLS, network traffic switching, comprising: receiving a message indicative of creating a Label Switching Path, LSP, successfully; generating an uplink forwarding entry and a downlink forwarding entry according to the message indicative of creating the LSP successfully; sending the downlink forwarding entry to a forwarding unit; sending the uplink forwarding entry to the forwarding unit after the downlink forwarding entry is forwarded completely; and forwarding, by the forwarding unit, traffic according to the uplink forwarding entry and the downlink forwarding entry, wherein the sending of the uplink forwarding entry to the forwarding unit after the downlink forwarding entry is forwarded completely comprises: starting a traffic switching timer when sending the downlink forwarding entry, and sending the uplink forwarding entry upon timeout of the traffic switching timer.