Patent · US Expired

Load sharing and redundancy scheme

US6751191B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 29, 1999
Grant dateJun 15, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L45/58
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

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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