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Protecting packet traffic in a network including an adaptive bandwidth link

  • US 9,113,390 B2
  • Filed: 09/17/2013
  • Issued: 08/18/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, by a packet switching device of a network, a notification that an adaptive bandwidth microwave link has a diminished packet transport capacity;

    in response to said received notification, changing forwarding information within the packet switching device for a first portion of the packet traffic previously destined to go over the adaptive bandwidth microwave link to traverse one or more reroute paths not including the adaptive bandwidth microwave link; and

    forwarding, by the packet switching device, the first portion of the packet traffic to traverse said one or more reroute paths not including the adaptive bandwidth microwave link based on said changed forwarding information, while continuing to forward a different portion of packet traffic over the adaptive bandwidth microwave link.

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