Redundant routing capabilities for a network node cluster
US7894335B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/851
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Graceful/hitless restart features from a routing/signaling protocol may be utilized along with synchronization between cluster members in order to provide routing capabilities in a clustering environment. During normal operation, the active cluster member may operate the routing protocol(s) and communicate with the neighboring components using the cluster's address. As the active member learns the routes to the destinations, the routing data may be propagated to the stand-by cluster members across an internal communication mechanism. Configuration information for the routing component may also be propagated to the stand-by cluster members. Upon failure of the active routing component, the standby routing component may be started up such that neighboring routing components located outside of said cluster do not recalculate network topology based on said failure. This allows for failover to occur without affecting neighboring components and unduly burdening the system.
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