Implementation of reliable synchronization of distributed databases
US9019970B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/028
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A plurality of forwarding devices are configured to couple to respective pluralities of ports to ingress and egress network traffic. Ones of the plurality of forwarding devices are coupled to respective forwarding databases and each one forwarding device is configured to maintain the respective forwarding database, and send messages to and receive message from other ones of the plurality of forwarding devices to synchronize the plurality of forwarding databases.
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