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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2005
Olivier Bonaventure, Gembloux, BE;
Pierre Francois, Bouge, BE;
Clarence Filsfils, Brussels, BE;
Stewart Bryant, Merstham, GB;
David D. Ward, Los Gatos, CA (US);
John Galen Scudder, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stefano B. Previdi, Rome, IT;
Ian Michael Charles Shand, Cobham, GB;
Gargi Nalawade, San Jose, CA (US);
Olivier Bonaventure, Gembloux, BE;
Pierre Francois, Bouge, BE;
Clarence Filsfils, Brussels, BE;
Stewart Bryant, Merstham, GB;
David D. Ward, Los Gatos, CA (US);
John Galen Scudder, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stefano B. Previdi, Rome, IT;
Ian Michael Charles Shand, Cobham, GB;
Gargi Nalawade, San Jose, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of constructing a backup path in an autonomous system (AS) for failure of an inter-AS link is described. The method comprises identifying an alternate inter-AS path and constructing a tunnel to an end point on the alternate path.