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PROXYING AVAILABILITY INDICATIONS IN A FAILOVER CONFIGURATION

  • US 20090024722A1
  • Filed: 07/17/2007
  • Published: 01/22/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method comprising:

  • monitoring traffic of a first network element to determine if a high load condition exists for the first network element, wherein a network includes the first network element and a second network element in a failover configuration, wherein the first network element operates as a primary network element and the second network element operates as a backup to the first network element;

    monitoring data transmitted from the first network element to determine if the first network element is transmitting availability indications to the second network element prior to expiration of a given interval, wherein the monitoring is performed at an intermediate network element;

    if the high load condition exists for the first network element and the first network element fails to transmit an availability indication to the second network element before expiration of the given interval, then generating an availability indication at the intermediate network element for the first network element and transmitting the generated availability indication to the second network element for the first network element.

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