Systems and methods for protecting bonding engines in network communications
US8908500B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13208
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for protecting bonding engines in network communications. In one exemplary embodiment, physical communication links, such as subscriber lines, of a bonding group are terminated by a plurality of access modules such that at least some of the communication links remain operational in the event of a failure of one of the access modules. Further, a backup bonding engine is used to protect the group's bonding engine. In the event of a failure or other operational problem associated with the group's bonding engine, the backup bonding engine is used to fragment incoming messages and to send the fragments to the operational subscriber lines. Thus, the bonding group can survive an operational failure of the group's bonding engine.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.