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VPN failure recovery

US7647422B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 2002
Grant dateJan 12, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L45/22
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An approach to rapid failover of a communication path between computers that are linked by redundant virtual links in a virtual private network (VPN) features detection of communication link and device failures through an active monitoring approach and re-routing of communication through a redundant link of the VPN when a failure is detected.

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