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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
May. 03, 2006
Kui Zhang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Frank G. Bordonaro, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Satyanarayana R. Raparla, San Jose, CA (US);
John Lautmann, Freemont, CA (US);
Kui Zhang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Frank G. Bordonaro, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Satyanarayana R. Raparla, San Jose, CA (US);
John Lautmann, Freemont, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for operating a computer network has a source router transmit a first message to be received by an intermediate router of the computer network, the first message to activate the intermediate router to listen for a designated time period for the intermediate router to receive a second message. Upon receiving a second message by the intermediate router during the designated time period, the intermediate router responds to the second message in response to receiving the second message during the designated time period.