Fast hardware switchover in a control path in a network ASIC
US9729338B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1863
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multicast destination table contains a list of links. The list of links includes the main link that is currently in use and alternate links to reach the same destination. The links in the list of links are ordered based on a metric. Each of the links is stored as an entry in the multicast destination table. A multicast replication engine traverses the list of links until an enabled link in the list of links is reached, and replicates a packet according to data associated with the enabled link in the list of links.
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