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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Metaswitch Networks Limited, Middlesex, GB;
Inventors:
Alan Elder, Middlesex, GB;
Jonathan Harrison, Middlesex, GB;
Assignee:
Metaswitch Networks Limited, Enfield, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/753 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0213 (2013.01); H04L 41/0803 (2013.01); H04L 45/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a method and apparatus for managing operation of a spanning tree protocol process in a network bridge. This comprises setting the network bridge to either an active mode or a defer mode in which a spanning tree protocol process is not run in response to a triggering event. The system remains in the defer mode for a period of time in which no further operations of the state machines will take place, before reverting to the active mode and normal processing of triggering events is carried out.