Patent ID: 7957421

Claim:
A method for managing a data service network of a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), comprising: A. binding Virtual Channel Trail Termination Points (VCTTPs) at each end of at least two Virtual Channels (VCs) as Path Trails with Trunk Trail Termination Points (TrunkTTPs) of a Trunk trail by a Trunkbind; and B. connecting the TrunkTTPs to termination points of a data service trail by an Ethernet cross connection, wherein when the data service trail is an Ethernet Private Line (EPL), Step B comprises connecting the TrunkTTPs at two ends of the Trunk trail to Media Access Control Trail Termination Points (MACTTPs) of the EPL by the Ethernet cross connection, respectively, and wherein when the data service trail is an Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL), step B comprises: connecting the TrunkTTPs of at least two Trunk trails to make the Trunk trails form a Trunk trail link; and connecting the TrunkTTPs at two ends of the Trunk trail link to MACTTPs of the EVPL by the Ethernet cross connection, respectively.