Multiple endpoint paths
US6498779B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/14
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multiple endpoint path for providing endpoint redundancy is described. Selected active end nodes in a digital communications network are configured by a network management system to have compatible alternate endpoint paths. When one of the selected active endpoint paths fails, the network management system automatically switches the endpath from the previously active endpoint to the alternate end point path.
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