Multi-path arrangement of redundant inline-bypass switches
US9843460B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An inline-bypass switch system includes: a first inline-bypass switch appliance having a first bypass component, a second bypass component, a first switch coupled to the first bypass component and the second bypass component, and a first controller; and a second inline-bypass switch appliance having a third bypass component, a fourth bypass component, a second switch coupled to the third bypass component and the fourth bypass component, and a second controller; wherein the first controller in the first inline-bypass switch appliance is configured to provide one or more state signals that is associated with a state of the first inline-bypass switch appliance; and wherein the second controller in the second inline-bypass switch appliance is configured to control the second bypass component based at least in part on the one or more state signals.
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