REDUNDANT NETWORK FORMATION
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a plurality of devices in a network configured for communicating data through primary links coupling devices of the plurality of devices; and
a designated device configured to receive device data from the plurality of devices, wherein the designated device is further configured to identify a set of devices from the plurality of devices that is operable to establish redundant links in the network, wherein the designated device is further configured to determine configuration data for each device in the set of devices, wherein the designated device is further configured to send the configuration data to the set of devices, wherein the configuration data is operable to establish redundant links for devices in the set of devices in case of a primary link failure.
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Abstract
Redundant links in a network of devices are established. A plurality of devices in the network is configured for communicating data through primary links coupling devices of said plurality of devices. A designated device is configured to receive device data from the plurality of devices. The designated device is further configured to identify a set of devices from the plurality of devices that is operable to establish redundant links in the network. The designated device is further configured to determine configuration data for each device in the set of devices. The designated device is further configured to send the configuration data to the set of devices. The configuration data is operable to establish redundant links for devices in the set of devices in case of a primary link failure.
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21 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a plurality of devices in a network configured for communicating data through primary links coupling devices of the plurality of devices; and a designated device configured to receive device data from the plurality of devices, wherein the designated device is further configured to identify a set of devices from the plurality of devices that is operable to establish redundant links in the network, wherein the designated device is further configured to determine configuration data for each device in the set of devices, wherein the designated device is further configured to send the configuration data to the set of devices, wherein the configuration data is operable to establish redundant links for devices in the set of devices in case of a primary link failure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system comprising:
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a plurality of devices forming a communication network, wherein devices of the plurality of devices are networked via their respective primary link; and a first device of the plurality of devices coupled to a second device of the plurality of device, wherein the first device and the second device are configured to establish a redundant link coupling the first device to the second device to maintain communication between the first device and the second device in presence of a failure associated with communication through the primary link coupling the first device to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a first device comprising a first communicating interface and a second communicating interface; and a second device comprising a first communicating interface and a second communicating interface, wherein the first communicating interface of the second device is coupled to the first communicating interface of the first device via a primary link, wherein the first device and the second device are configured to communicate respective device data associated therewith with one another, and wherein the respective device data associated therewith is used by the first device and by the second device to configure communication between the first device and the second device through their respective second communicating interface via a redundant link in response to a failure associated with communication via the primary link. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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