Link status monitoring based on packet loss detection
US10200264B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/34
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, special metadata is added to link monitoring protocol messages exchanged by pairs of adjacent nodes to allow such nodes to detect communication link failures and determine whether the failure affects an incoming communication link or an outgoing communication link. The link monitoring protocol messages may be augmented BFD messages.
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