Methods and systems for exchanging reachability information and for switching traffic between redundant interfaces in a network cluster
US6954794B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10015
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for exchanging reachability information and for switching between redundant interfaces in a network cluster are disclosed. Nodes in the network cluster are connected via redundant links and exchange reachability messages at periodic intervals. Each node includes a kernel routing table used to route messages and a reachability application routing table for storing reachability information used to update entries in the kernel routing table. Each node executes a predetermined algorithm for selecting entries in the reachability application routing table to be written to the kernel routing table.
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