In a label switched path (LSP) including label switching nodes, some of which process a Time To Live (TTL) value of a generic label header and others of which that do not process the TTL value, an adequate hop-count information regarding the LSP is reported from node to node by using a label distribution...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6606318?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6606318 - Method of managing hop-count in label switching network and node apparatus
Method of managing hop-count in label switching network and node apparatus