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Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010

Filed:

Aug. 29, 2006
Applicants:

Chia Tsai, Cupertino, CA (US);

Xinhua Zhao, Newark, CA (US);

Bhanu Gopalasetty, San Jose, CA (US);

Bhawani Sapkota, Fremont, CA (US);

Inventors:

Chia Tsai, Cupertino, CA (US);

Xinhua Zhao, Newark, CA (US);

Bhanu Gopalasetty, San Jose, CA (US);

Bhawani Sapkota, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Method and system for providing continuous data forwarding during a failure mode in a wireless data network including detecting a control plane failure mode of a network switch, maintaining data path between one or more network entities with the network switch, detecting the network switch recovery from the control plane failure mode, and re-authenticating the one or more network entities over the data network is disclosed without disrupting data traffic forwarding.


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