{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8483229","patent":{"patent_number":"US-8483229","title":"Multi-protocol support over ethernet packet-switched networks","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2011-05-18T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2013-07-09T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L"],"num_claims":26,"abstract":"Described are methods and communications network for carrying pseudowires over packet-switched network. A communication network includes a packet-switched network (PSN), a first provider edge (PE) device in communication with a second PE device through the PSN, and a pseudowire (PW) established between the PE devices for emulating a service across the PSN. The PW has a Virtual Circuit Connection Verification (VCCV) control channel that carries an Ethernet Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) message. In some embodiments, various data plane encapsulation formats enable a PW to emulate an Ethernet or a non-Ethernet service over an Ethernet PSN. Each encapsulation format includes an Ethernet tunnel header and a PW header that encapsulates an Ethernet or non-Ethernet payload."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Multi-protocol support over ethernet packet-switched networks","description":"Described are methods and communications network for carrying pseudowires over packet-switched network. A communication network includes a packet-switched network (PSN), a first provider edge (PE) dev","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8483229","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8483229","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Multi-protocol support over ethernet packet-switched networks\" (US-8483229). https://patentable.app/patents/US-8483229","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8483229","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-8483229","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-31T05:37:48.961Z"}