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Method and apparatus for protecting subscriber access network

US8614943B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 21, 2012
Grant dateDec 24, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L45/247
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and an apparatus for protecting a subscriber access network, and relate to the field of communications. The method includes: connecting a Broadband Network Gateway BNG device and N predetermined Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers DSLAMs to an aggregation device AGG; allocating an active BNG interface for each of the N DSLAMs, allocating a standby BNG interface set for the N DSLAMs to obtain a backup relationship, and sending the backup relationship to the AGG (102); and backing up subscriber data on the DSLAMs to the standby BNG interface set, so that when an active BNG interface fails, the AGG switches subscribers on a DSLAM served by the failed active BNG interface to a standby BNG interface in the standby BNG interface set.

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