methods for operating a first node in a connection-oriented network to provide traffic recovery, and for retrieving traffic in a connection-oriented network, apparatus for use on a first node of a connection-oriented network, controlling entity for a network connection-oriented, and machine-readable instructions.

摘要

A connection-oriented network (5) has a point-to-multipoint working path (10) between a source node (A) and a plurality of destination nodes (B-F). On detection of a failure in the working path, an indication of the failure is sent to a first node (e.g. node A) identifying the point of failure. The indication is sent via a control plane of the network. The first node selects one of a plurality of point-to-multipoint backup paths (21-25) based on the point of failure. Each backup paths connects the first node to the plurality of destination nodes. There is a point-to-multipoint backup path (21-25) for each of a plurality of possible points of failure along the working path. The backup paths (21-25) can be pre-configured to carry traffic in advance of the detection of failure. Alternatively, the first node can signal to nodes of the selected backup path to fully establish the backup path when it is required.