Method for rerouting a packet-mode data connection
First Claim
1. A method for rerouting a packet-mode data connection, wherein traffic to be transferred between two nodes of the network is rerouted from a first, deactivated route to another, new route, comprising the steps of:
- the node of one end of the connection initiating rerouting from said deactivated route by sending a notification of the rerouting to the node of the opposite end of the connection and simultaneously starting to receive traffic from both of said routes;
the opposite end node, having received said notification of the rerouting, starting to receive traffic from both of said routes,both of said nodes switching transmission of data to said new route, so that each end receives data from only one route at a time, andterminating rerouting for both of said nodes such that both of said nodes independently cease to listen to said deactivated route.
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Abstract
The invention relates to A method for rerouting a connection-oriented packet-mode data connection, especially an ATM network data connection. In the method, traffic to be transferred between two nodes of the network is rerouted from a first, inactivated route to another, new route. To minimize loss of data during rerouting, the node initiating the rerouting sends a notification of the rerouting to the node of the opposite end and simultaneously starts to receive traffic from both routes, the opposite end node, having received the notification concerning the rerouting, starts to receive traffic from both routes, both nodes switch transmission to a new route so that the opposite end receives data from only one route at a time, and that rerouting is terminated for both nodes in that they independently cease to listen to a route to be deactivated.
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6 Claims
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1. A method for rerouting a packet-mode data connection, wherein traffic to be transferred between two nodes of the network is rerouted from a first, deactivated route to another, new route, comprising the steps of:
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the node of one end of the connection initiating rerouting from said deactivated route by sending a notification of the rerouting to the node of the opposite end of the connection and simultaneously starting to receive traffic from both of said routes; the opposite end node, having received said notification of the rerouting, starting to receive traffic from both of said routes, both of said nodes switching transmission of data to said new route, so that each end receives data from only one route at a time, and terminating rerouting for both of said nodes such that both of said nodes independently cease to listen to said deactivated route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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