Bandwidth management for MPLS fast rerouting
US8374077B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S40/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method comprising: in a network at a node located on a label switched path: selecting a backup path to respond to a failure; and for each link along the backup path, reserving a backup bandwidth, wherein the backup bandwidth is sufficient to reroute traffic around the failure.
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