Patent ID: 8462783
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for transferring a message based on Multi-Protocol Label Switching Traffic Engineering (MPLS TE) tunnels, the method comprising: partitioning a network into multiple area networks according to network hierarchy, and setting end-to-end Multi-Protocol Label Switching Traffic Engineering tunnels between the nodes within each area network, wherein the end-to-end Multi-Protocol Label Switching Traffic Engineering tunnels within each area network are in a fully-mesh state; determining a switching node at which tunnel switching between the end-to-end Multi-Protocol Label Switching Traffic Engineering tunnels within different area networks is needed, wherein end-to-end Multi-Protocol Label Switching Traffic Engineering tunnels belonging to different area networks respectively have tunnel switching ability through the switching node, wherein the switching node comprises a node of a Border Gateway Protocol-based route reflector; setting routing and forwarding information at the switching node for tunnel switching between the end-to-end Multi-Protocol Label Switching Traffic Engineering tunnels within different area networks; and switching and transferring, by the switching node, a message in the end-to-end Multi-Protocol Label Switching Traffic Engineering tunnels according to the routing and forwarding information; wherein setting routing and forwarding information comprises: receiving a Border Gateway Protocol-based routing message by the switching node; and modifying a Virtual Private Network (VPN) label, a MPLS TE tunnel label and the next hop node in a corresponding routing and forwarding entry in the routing and forwarding information, and modifying the VPN label, the MPLE TE tunnel label and the next hop node in the Border Gateway Protocol-based routing message by the Border Gateway Protocol-based route reflector according to the information contained in the routing message, and distributing the modified routing message, wherein the Border Gateway Protocol-based routing message is used as control signaling for carrying Multi-Protocol Label Switching VPN routing information.