Redback Networks Inc.

Ericsson Ab

Jenny Yuan

Gerald Neufeld

Ravi Chandra

Enke Chen

Emmanuel A Papoutsakis

A method and apparatus for process sync restart is described. A computer implemented method comprises receiving a first set of data from a network process, determining death of the network process, clearing the first set of data if a time period expires, and synchronizing the first set of data with a second set of data if the time period does not expire, the second set of data received from the network process after the network process restarts.

Method and apparatus for process sync restart

A method an apparatus for multiple contexts and layer 3 virtual private networks is described. A method comprises providing a layer 3 virtual private network (VPN) to a first customer; providing backbone access to a second customer; and maintaining on a single network element a first set of information for the first customer separately from a second set of information for the second customer.

Method and apparatus for multiple contexts and layer 3 virtual private networks

A method and apparatus for a fault tolerant network element is described. In one embodiment of the invention, a computer implemented method comprises storing an operation and executing the operation idempotently with a network resource process.

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