Method and apparatus for managing a network component change
First Claim
1. A method of managing a network component change in a data communications network having as components nodes and links defining a pre-change topology, comprising the steps, performed at a transitioning node, of:
- forwarding all data assigned to the pre-change topology via the pre-change topology;
defining a post-change topology;
assigning all data assigned to the pre-change topology to the post-change topology; and
transitioning from the pre-change to the post-change topology; and
forwarding the data assigned to the post-change topology via the post-change topology.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed of managing a network component change in a data communications network having as components nodes and links defining a pre-change topology. A transitioning node forwards all data assigned to the pre-change topology via the pre-change topology. The transitioning node defines a post-change topology. The transitioning node transitions from the pre-change to the post-change topology. Data assigned to the pre-change topology is assigned to the post-change topology, and the transitioning node forwards the data via the post-change topology.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of managing a network component change in a data communications network having as components nodes and links defining a pre-change topology, comprising the steps, performed at a transitioning node, of:
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forwarding all data assigned to the pre-change topology via the pre-change topology;
defining a post-change topology;
assigning all data assigned to the pre-change topology to the post-change topology; and
transitioning from the pre-change to the post-change topology; and
forwarding the data assigned to the post-change topology via the post-change topology. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 21, 22, 34)
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15. A method of managing a network having traffic dependent metrics in a data communications network having as components nodes and links defining a first traffic dependent topology comprising the steps, performed at a transitioning node of:
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forwarding data via the first traffic dependent topology;
defining a second traffic dependent topology representing a traffic dependent network component change;
transitioning from the first to the second traffic dependent topology; and
forwarding data via the second traffic dependent topology. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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18. An apparatus for managing a network component change in a data communications network having as components nodes and links defining a pre-change topology, comprising:
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means for forwarding all data assigned to the pre-change topology via the pre-change topology;
means for defining a post-change topology;
means for transitioning from the pre-change to the post-change topology;
means for assigning all data assigned to the pre-change topology to the post-change topology; and
means for forwarding the data assigned to the post-change topology via the post-change topology. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus of managing a network having traffic dependent metrics in a data communications network having as components nodes and links defining a first traffic dependent topology comprising:
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means for forwarding data via the first traffic dependent topology;
means for defining a second traffic dependent topology representing a traffic dependent network component change;
means for transitioning from the first to the second traffic dependent topology; and
means for forwarding data via the second traffic dependent topology. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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