DS-Lite with BFD support
US9331923B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0823
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network node for detecting failures in a Dual Stack Lite (DS-Lite) tunnel, comprising a processor configured to obtain a domain name that identifies a first node, create the DS-Lite tunnel to the first node using the domain name, initiate a first bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD) session to the first node, transmit a plurality of BFD data packets within the DS-Lite tunnel, and detect a failure within the DS-Lite tunnel using the BFD data packets.
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