Systems and methods for reconfiguration of a circuit switched ring to a packet switched ring

摘要

In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for reconfiguration of a circuit-switched ring network to a packet-switched ring network is provided. The method may include, for each adjacent pair of network elements in a network bridging traffic between the pair of network elements via a second path other than a first circuit switched-based path directly coupling the pair. The method may also include provisioning packet switched-based network interfaces on each of the pair of network elements. The method may additionally include establishing a packet switched-based path directly between the packet switched-based network interfaces. The method may further include switching traffic from the first path to the packet switched-based path.