Graceful restart for use in nodes employing label switched path signaling protocols
US7359377B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
When a node has to restart its control component, or a (e.g., label-switched path signaling) part of its control component, if that node can preserve its forwarding information across the restart, the effects of such restarts on label switched path(s) the include the restarting node are minimized. A node's ability to preserve forwarding information across a control component (part) restart is advertised. In the event of a restart, stale forwarding information can be used for an limited time before. The restarting node can use its forwarding information, as well as received label-path advertisements, to determine which of its labels should be associated with the path, for advertisement to its peers.
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