Patent ID: 7701948
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of handling an Ethernet service frame in an Ethernet Network comprising: receiving an Ethernet service frame at provider edge network equipment; determining a marked forwarding treatment for said Ethernet service frame; assigning a new forwarding treatment to said Ethernet service frame based on said marked forwarding treatment; determining a color to associate with said Ethernet service frame based on said new forwarding treatment; generating an indication of said color; determining compliance of said Ethernet service frame with a Bandwidth Profile; generating an indication of said compliance of said Ethernet service frame with said Bandwidth Profile; determining, based on said indication of said compliance, that said Ethernet service frame does not comply with said Bandwidth Profile; responsive to said determining that said Ethernet service frame does not comply with said Bandwidth Profile, processing said Ethernet service frame based on said indication of said color; modifying a header of said Ethernet service frame to indicate said new forwarding treatment for said Ethernet service frame based on a service class and said indication of said compliance; mapping said service class to a core forwarding treatment for use within a service provider network; and transmitting said Ethernet service frame to a node in said Ethernet network.