INTELLIGENT NETWORK RESTORATION
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1. A device comprising:
- intelligent wait-to-restore logic, configured to;
receive information about a first failure of a working path for conveying packets in a network;
receive information about a subsequent failure of the working path;
receive information about a recovery of the working path from the subsequent failure; and
instruct a switch to restore the working path to the network after a wait-to-restore period that is approximately greater than or equal to a time difference between when the first failure and the subsequent failure occur.
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Abstract
A device may isolate a first failure of a network interface that transports packets from one point in a network to another point in the network, may detect a subsequent failure of the interface, and may identify a recovery of the network interface from the subsequent failure. In addition, the device may restore the network interface to the network to enable the interface to transport packets after a wait-to-restore period that is approximately greater than or equal to a time difference between when the first failure and the subsequent failure occur.
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21 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
intelligent wait-to-restore logic, configured to; receive information about a first failure of a working path for conveying packets in a network; receive information about a subsequent failure of the working path; receive information about a recovery of the working path from the subsequent failure; and instruct a switch to restore the working path to the network after a wait-to-restore period that is approximately greater than or equal to a time difference between when the first failure and the subsequent failure occur. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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isolating a first failure of a network interface that transports packets from one point in a network to another point in the network; detecting a subsequent failure of the network interface; identifying a recovery of the network interface from the subsequent failure; and restoring the network interface to the network to enable the network interface to transport packets after a wait-to-restore period that is approximately greater than or equal to a time difference between when the first failure and the subsequent failure occur. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device comprising:
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means for sensing a first failure of a network interface that transports packets from one point in a network to another point in the network; means for sensing a subsequent failure of the network interface; means for detecting a recovery of the network interface from the subsequent failure; and means for restoring the network interface to the network after a wait-to-restore period that is approximately greater than or equal to a time difference between when the first failure and the subsequent failure occur.
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