Remote control planes with automated failover
US11431553B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0817
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for automated failover of remote control planes are described. A method of automated failover of remote control planes include determining failover event associated with a first control plane has occurred, the first control plane associated with a first area of a provider network, identifying a second control plane associated with a second area of the provider network, and failing over the first area of the provider network from the first control plane to the second control plane, wherein the child area updates one or more references to endpoints of the first control plane to be references to endpoints of the second control plane.
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