Patent ID: 7633938
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A transfer system for applying transfer control to bundling in which a plurality of paths are tied up to one path, comprising: a first node outputting MPLS (multi-protocol label switching) paths; a MPLS over TDM (time division multiplexing) node connected to the first node and converting the MPLS paths to TDM paths, the MPLS paths being multiplexed in the TDM paths; a TDM over wavelength_node connected to the MPLS over TDM node and converting the TDM paths to wavelength paths, the TDM paths being multiplexed in the wavelength paths; a cross-connect node connected to the TDM over wavelength node and performing cross-connect control of the wavelength paths; a wavelength over TDM node connected to the cross-connect node and converting the wavelength paths to new TDM paths, the wavelength paths being divided to the new TDM paths; a TDM over data node connected to the wavelength over TDM node and converting the new TDM paths to new MPLS paths, the new TDM paths being divided to the new MPLS paths; a second node connected to the TDM over data node and receiving the new MPLS paths; a transmission-side transfer apparatus; and a receiving-side transfer apparatus; (1) the transmission-side transfer apparatus comprising: a path setting section for specifying a path between nodes for the receiving-side transfer apparatus as a bundled link which has a plurality of paths tied up; and a transmission-side route-information advertisement section for advertising route information in a network when recognizing that the path has been established; and (2) the receiving-side transfer apparatus comprising: a path recognition section for recognizing the path and setting the path as the bundled link; and a receiving-side route-information advertisement section for advertising the route information in the network when recognizing that the path has been established, (3) wherein the path setting section adds or deletes a component link to or from the bundled link, the path recognition section recognizes that the component link has been added to or removed from the bundled link, and the transmission-side route-information advertisement section and the receiving-side route-information advertisement section advertise the addition or deletion of the component link in the network as a change in the bandwidth of the bundled link, (a) the TDM over wavelength node including the transmission-side transfer apparatus, and the 4 wavelength over TDM node including the receiving-side transfer apparatus, wherein, when the wavelength path is added or deleted as the component link to a first bundled link, the first bundled link being the wavelength paths tied up, the transmission-side route-information advertisement section advertises the addition or deletion of the wavelength path as a change in the bandwidth of the first bundled link to the MPLS over TDM node and the cross-connect node, and the receiving-side route-information advertisement section advertises the addition or deletion of the wavelength path as a change in the bandwidth of the first bundled link to the cross-connect node and the TDM over MPLS node, (b) the MPLS over TDM node including the transmission-side transfer apparatus, and the TDM over wavelength_node including the receiving-side transfer apparatus, wherein, when the TDM path is added or deleted as the component link to the second bundled link, the second bundled link being the TDM paths tied up, the transmission-side route-information advertisement section advertises the addition or deletion of the TDM path as a change in the bandwidth of the second bundled link to the first node and the TDM over wavelength node, and the receiving-side route-information advertisement section advertises the addition or deletion of the TDM path as a change in the bandwidth of the second bundled link to the MPLS over TDM node and the cross-connect node, and (c) the wavelength over TDM node including the transmission-side transfer apparatus, and the TDM over MPLS node including the receiving-side transfer apparatus, wherein, when the new TDM path is added or deleted as the component link to a third bundled link, the third bundled link being the new TDM paths tied up, the transmission-side route-information advertisement section advertises the addition or deletion of the new TDM path as a change in the bandwidth of the third bundled link to the cross-connect node and the TDM over MPLS node, and the receiving-side route-information advertisement section advertises the addition or deletion of the new TDM path as a change in the bandwidth of the third bundled link to the wavelength over TDM node and the second node.