Preventing loss of network traffic due to inconsistent configurations within the network
US7944860B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0894
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a processor at a node, notification of an error in a VLAN to topology mapping at the node, receiving a multi-destination packet from the VLAN in the VLAN to topology mapping, the multi-destination packet including a tree identifier associated with one of the topologies, and transmitting the multi-destination packet to all forwarding ports at the node in an unpruned tree corresponding to the tree identifier contained in the multi-destination packet. An apparatus is also disclosed.
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