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Technique for automatically configuring a communication network element

  • US 9,026,575 B2
  • Filed: 09/28/2006
  • Issued: 05/05/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of communicating, comprising:

  • automatically adjusting a first timing interval used by a first network element for sending heartbeat messages over a link responsive to an indication of a second timing interval used by a second network element for sending heartbeat messages over the link, the first network element performing the adjusting;

    automatically adjusting the first timing interval for any link having an active status;

    determining a status of the link based on whether at least one of the first or second network elements is sending the heartbeat messages at a corresponding one of the intervals;

    determining the status of the link to be one ofstarted when at least the first network element has started a serial link address resolution protocol on the link;

    stopped when the link is not active; and

    up when the link is active;

    ordown when traffic is expected over the link but there has been a failure in communicating the heartbeat messages between the first and second network elements.

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