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Application driven router redundancy protocol

US7929421B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 2004
Grant dateApr 19, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L45/586
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an embodiment of the invention, a method for providing a router redundancy in a network, includes: monitoring a primary router for a failure event; and selecting a fail-over router to assume the role of the primary router if the failure event occurs in the primary router. The fail-over router is selected and configured by the use of a Router Redundancy Protocol (RRP) application software in a computer.

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