Patent · US Active

Load sharing and redundancy scheme

US9276834B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by

236References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Bhushan Mangesh Kanekar · Saratoga, US
Saravanakumar Rajendran · San Jose, US
Jonathan Davar · Los Altos Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 18, 2011
Grant date	Mar 1, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 11, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L45/58
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for providing a device for forwarding packets in a network are disclosed. A first router and a second router having a shared set of interfaces are provided, enabling the first router and the second router to share forwarding data for forwarding packets on the shared set of interfaces.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.