Reliable Message Transmission Using Automatic Protection Switching
Summary
The USPTO published patent application US20260100903A1 on April 9, 2026, covering methods and systems for reliable message transmission using automatic protection switching (APS) in packet networks. Inventors Bharath Vasudevan and Christian Schmützer developed techniques for synchronizing APS states between network nodes based on priority and timer information. The published application establishes intellectual property rights for the applicants and may affect how competitors design similar protection switching mechanisms.
What changed
The USPTO published patent application US20260100903A1, titled "Reliable Transmission of Messages in Packet Networks." The application covers methods for transmitting data in a packet network including determining APS information, initiating timers, and communicating messages between nodes to synchronize APS states based on priority and timer values.
Technology companies developing networking and telecommunications solutions should monitor this published application as it may affect the design of protection switching mechanisms in packet networks. The applicants have established priority rights to this technology, which could require licensing considerations for parties implementing similar automatic protection switching solutions.
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RELIABLE TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES IN PACKET NETWORKS
Application US20260100903A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Inventors
Bharath VASUDEVAN, Christian SCHMUTZER
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for transmitting data in a packet network. In various embodiments, a method includes: determining, by a first node, automatic protection switching (APS) information associated with the first node; initiating, by the first node, a timer based on the APS information; communicating, by the first node to a second node over the packet network, a first message including the APS information; receiving, by the first node, a second message from the second node, the second message including APS information associated with the second node, the APS information associated with the second node including a priority associated with an APS state of the second node; and selectively synchronizing, by the first node, an APS state of the first node with the APS state of the second node based on the timer and the APS information of the second message.
CPC Classifications
H04L 45/22
Filing Date
2024-10-03
Application No.
18905562
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