Methods and systems for using a link management interface to distribute information in a communications network
US8432909B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/03
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In various exemplary embodiments, the present invention provides a low-cost, low-processing overhead mechanism for distributing routing, topology, reachability, and recovery information across the interface between two nodes that may then be used by a network or client device to populate a topology database, route a connection, recover from a connection failure, etc. Specifically, the methods and systems of the present invention use a link management interface and the associated link management protocol(s) to distribute this routing, topology, reachability, and recovery information, adding it to the normal link management protocol(s).
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