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Distributed protection switching

  • US 7,313,087 B2
  • Filed: 06/20/2003
  • Issued: 12/25/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for responding to destination failures involving SPVx (switched-permanent virtual circuit) connections comprising:

  • a primary source node;

    a primary source switch for producing an SPVx connection, the primary source node in communication with the primary source switch;

    a primary destination node;

    a primary destination switch for receiving the SPVx connection, the primary destination node in communication with the primary destination switch, the connection following a primary path between the primary source node and the primary destination node;

    an alternate destination node, the primary destination switch redirecting automatically the primary connection to the alternate destination node along an alternate path when the primary destination switch detects a failure of the primary path, the alternate path formed by the primary source node and the alternate destination node only after the primary path experiences a failure, the primary destination switch releases the SPVx connection after there is a fault detected on the primary path, the primary source switch makes multiple attempts to reestablish the SPVx connection with the primary destination node after a failure is detected on the primary path, the primary source switch redirects automatically the SPVx connection to the alternate destination node, the primary source switch re-establishes the SPVx connection to the primary destination node when the failure condition clears.

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