System and method of interface association for interface operational status event monitoring
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1. A routing switch platform (RSP) comprising:
- a first module having a first port coupled to a first protocol connection, the first module configured to generate a first flag in response to a failure of the first protocol connection, and generate a first failure indication in response to the generation of the first flag, wherein the first failure indication is associated with an operational status of the first protocol connection;
a second module having a second port coupled to a second protocol connection, the second module configured to generate a second flag in response to a failure of the second protocol connection, and generate a second failure indication in response to the generation of the second flag, wherein the second failure indication is associated with an operational status of the second protocol connection; and
a controller coupled to the first and second modules, the controller configured to associate the first port of the first module with the second port of the second module, wherein the first operational status of the first protocol connection is associated with the second operational status of the second protocol connection, and switchover the first port of the first module in response to the failure of the second protocol connection.
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Abstract
A system and method for interface association between an ATM interface and a GigE/IP interface of a routing switch platform (RSP) to enable network management of a redundant pair of RSPs which serve as an interface between GigE/IP and ATM are provided.
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1. A routing switch platform (RSP) comprising:
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a first module having a first port coupled to a first protocol connection, the first module configured to generate a first flag in response to a failure of the first protocol connection, and generate a first failure indication in response to the generation of the first flag, wherein the first failure indication is associated with an operational status of the first protocol connection; a second module having a second port coupled to a second protocol connection, the second module configured to generate a second flag in response to a failure of the second protocol connection, and generate a second failure indication in response to the generation of the second flag, wherein the second failure indication is associated with an operational status of the second protocol connection; and a controller coupled to the first and second modules, the controller configured to associate the first port of the first module with the second port of the second module, wherein the first operational status of the first protocol connection is associated with the second operational status of the second protocol connection, and switchover the first port of the first module in response to the failure of the second protocol connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operational status event monitoring, the method comprising:
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generating, by a first module in a routing switch platform (RSP), a first flag in response to a failure of a first protocol connection, wherein the first module has a first port coupled to the first protocol connection; generating, by the first module, a first failure indication in response to the generation of the first flag, wherein the first failure indication is associated with a first operational status of the first protocol connection; associating, by a controller in the RSP coupled to the first module and a second module, the first port of the first module with a second port of the second module, wherein the second port is coupled to a second protocol connection and further wherein the first operational status of the first protocol connection is associated with a second operational status of the second protocol connection; receiving, by the controller, the first flag from the first module; and generating, by the controller, a switchover of the first port of the first module in response to failure of the second protocol connection. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system in a communications system comprising:
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a first routing switch platform that is a root node for broadcast of data comprising; a first module having a first port coupled to a first protocol connection, the first module configured to generate a first flag in response to a failure of the first protocol connection, and generate a first failure indication in response to the generation of the first flag, wherein the first failure indication is associated with an operational status of the first protocol connection; a second module having a second port coupled to a second protocol connection, the second module configured to generate a second flag in response to a failure of the second protocol connection, and generate a second failure indication in response to the generation of the second flag, wherein the second failure indication is associated with an operational status of the second protocol connection; and a controller coupled to the first and second modules, the controller configured to associate the first port of the first module with the second port of the second module, wherein the first operational status of the first protocol connection is associated with the second operational status of the second protocol connection, and switchover the first port of the first module in response to the failure of the second protocol connection; a second routing switch platform with a redundant first protocol connection and a redundant second protocol connection; and a network management system connected to the first and second RSPs that receives the first and second failure indications from the first RSP and assigns the second RSP as the root node for broadcast of data through the redundant second protocol connection. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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