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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Marc Capelle, Chilly Mazarin, FR;
Francois Billaut, Paris, FR;
Bruno Decraene, Vanves, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
France Telecom, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This method of managing malfunctions in a telecommunications network is implemented in a router having a plurality of communication interfaces and a nominal operational routing plan that is duplicated on its interfaces. The method comprises the following steps that are performed during nominal operation: and in the event of a malfunction being detected, a step of causing all of the interfaces to switch from the nominal plan to a secondary plan that corresponds to the degraded mode of operation that results from the detected malfunction.