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OSPF routing to geographically diverse applications using OSPF and route health injection (RHI)

US7707308B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2007
Grant dateApr 27, 2010
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/40
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A first message server is placed in a first geographic location, a second message server is placed in a second geographic location, and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) metrics are used to properly route traffic to a surviving message server if one geographic location is destroyed.

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