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Load sharing and redundancy scheme

US8077604B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Bhushan Mangesh Kanekar · Saratoga, US
Saravanakumar Rajendran · San Jose, US
Jonathan Davar · Los Altos Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 26, 2005
Grant date	Dec 13, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 2, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L45/58
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for providing a device for forwarding packets in a network are disclosed. A first router and a second router having a shared set of interfaces are provided, enabling the first router and the second router to share forwarding data for forwarding packets on the shared set of interfaces.

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