Method and apparatus for facilitating routing protocol redundancy in a network element
US8769154B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment of a method and apparatus for synchronizing routing protocol information associated with a plurality of routing modules of a network element is disclosed herein. The method includes an operation for adding an additional routing module to a network element. The network element includes an existing routing module having an existing collection of routing protocol information associated therewith. In response to adding the additional routing module to the network element, an operation is performed for imparting the existing collection of routing protocol information upon the additional routing module. After updating the existing routing module with such new routing protocol information, an operation is performed for updating the additional routing module with such new routing protocol information.
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