Maintaining a DNS store for control plane restart or failover
US10969984B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/659
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network device may store domain name system (DNS) information in a DNS file in a first DNS store of a first control plane component included in the network device, the DNS information being associated with a plurality of DNS entries stored in a first DNS memory of the first control plane component; may transfer, based on storing the DNS information in the DNS file in the first DNS store, a copy of the DNS file from the first DNS store to a second DNS store of a second control plane component included in the network device, the copy of the DNS file including the DNS information associated with the plurality of DNS entries; and may transfer, based on detecting an event associated with the first control plane component, the DNS information from the copy of the DNS file to a second DNS memory of the second control plane component.
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