Method and system for automatically rerouting logical circuit data in a data network
First Claim
11-1. The method of claim 1, wherein the logical failover circuit is a permanent virtual circuit.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for automatically rerouting logical circuit data in a data network. A failure is identified in a logical circuit in a data network. The logical circuit may include a communication path for communicating data. Once the failure in the logical circuit is determined, a logical failover circuit is then identified. The logical failover circuit includes an alternate communication path for communicating the data for the failed logical circuit. After the logical failover circuit has been identified, the data from the failed logical circuit is rerouted to the logical failover circuit without manual intervention. After the data has been rerouted the logical failover circuit, a determination is made as to whether the failure in the logical circuit has been corrected. If it is determined that the failure in the logical circuit has been corrected, then the data from the logical failover circuit is rerouted back to the logical circuit in the data network without manual intervention.
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28 Claims
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11-1. The method of claim 1, wherein the logical failover circuit is a permanent virtual circuit.
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15. A system for automatically rerouting logical circuit data in a data network, the system comprising:
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a network device for communicating status information for a logical circuit in the data network;
a logical element module, in communication with the network device, for receiving the status information for the logical circuit in the data network; and
a network management module, in communication with the logical element module, for;
receiving the status information for the logical circuit;
determining a failure of the logical circuit based on the status information;
identifying a logical failover circuit;
rerouting the data from the logical circuit to the logical failover circuit without manual intervention;
after rerouting the data to the logical failover circuit, communicating with the logical element module to determine whether the failure in the logical circuit has been corrected; and
if the failure in the logical circuit has been corrected, then rerouting the data from the logical failover circuit to the logical circuit in the data network without manual intervention. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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