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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2021
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for Designated Router (DR) seamless switchover. A method performed by a network device comprises detecting a DR failure event due to a failure DR. The method further comprises detecting that the second edge device is unreachable. The method further comprises holding refresh of router-Link State Advertisements (router-LSA) in a link-state database and flooding procedure, when a Backup Designated Router (BDR) has not declared to be a working DR in an Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) network.
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