OPERATION OF A DATA NETWORK

摘要

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for operating a data network (10), the data network comprising a plurality of network ingestion points (12, 14) via which data traffic (38) may be received from another data network, and a plurality of network attachment points (16) via which data traffic may be forwarded. The method comprises receiving data traffic (38) via said network ingestion points (12, 14), assigning ingestion point indications indicative of a characteristic of the network ingestion points (12, 14); forwarding the traffic via said network attachment points (16); and in respect of data traffic being forwarded via said network attachment points (16), determining traffic information indicative of a characteristic of the data traffic; and selecting a traffic management policy in dependence on said traffic information and the characteristic of the network ingestion point via which the data traffic was received.

主权项

1) A method of operating a data network, the data network comprising a plurality of network ingestion points via which data traffic may be received from another data network, and a plurality of network attachment points via which data traffic may be forwarded, the method comprising:
receiving data traffic via at least one of said network ingestion points; and forwarding data traffic from said at least one network ingestion point via at least one of said network attachment points; the method further comprising:in respect of at least one of said network ingestion points via which data traffic is received:
assigning an ingestion point indication indicative of a characteristic of said network ingestion point in respect of said data traffic received via said network ingestion point, said characteristic being a characteristic of a plurality of network ingestion points;andin respect of data traffic being forwarded via at least one of said network attachment points:
determining traffic information indicative of a characteristic of the data traffic; and selecting a traffic management policy in dependence on said traffic information and in dependence on the characteristic of the network ingestion point via which the data traffic was received.