Load sharing and redundancy scheme
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1. A computing device comprising:
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a communication backplane;
a first router disposed in the chassis, the first router being configured to operate as a master router and to generate and store a configuration file; and
a second router disposed in the chassis, the second router being configured to operate as a slave router and to share a set of interfaces with the first router and to generate and store at least a partial copy of the configuration file;
wherein the first router is configured to transmit information indicating a hardware state of the computing device and spanning tree protocol updates to the second router over the shared set of interfaces, and to communicate a failure of the first router to the second router over the communication backplane.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for providing a device for forwarding packets in a network are disclosed. A first router and a second router having a shared set of interfaces are provided, enabling the first router and the second router to share forwarding data for forwarding packets on the shared set of interfaces.
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1. A computing device comprising:
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a chassis; a communication backplane; a first router disposed in the chassis, the first router being configured to operate as a master router and to generate and store a configuration file; and a second router disposed in the chassis, the second router being configured to operate as a slave router and to share a set of interfaces with the first router and to generate and store at least a partial copy of the configuration file; wherein the first router is configured to transmit information indicating a hardware state of the computing device and spanning tree protocol updates to the second router over the shared set of interfaces, and to communicate a failure of the first router to the second router over the communication backplane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
by a first router disposed in a chassis of a computing device; transmitting a first signal to a second router disposed in the chassis, the first signal indicating that the first router is operating as a master router, the second router sharing a set of interfaces with the first router; transmitting information indicating a hardware state of the computing device and spanning tree protocol updates to the second router over the shared set of interfaces; and transmitting a second signal to the second router via a communication backplane of the computing device in response to a failure of the first router.
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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a backplane; and first and second routers disposed within a single chassis and sharing a set of interfaces; wherein the first router and the second router implement a redundancy protocol such that one of the first and second routers operates as a master router and another one of the first and second routers operates as a slave router; wherein a failure of the master router is detectable by the slave router via the backplane; and wherein the master router is configured to transmit information indicating a hardware state of the apparatus and spanning tree protocol updates to the slave router over the shared set of interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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