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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Gavin Mccallum, Falkirk, GB;
John Monaghan, Dunbartonshire, GB;
Inventors:
Gavin McCallum, Falkirk, GB;
John Monaghan, Dunbartonshire, GB;
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/437 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method are described for discovering a configured tunnel between nodes on a path in a data communications network. In an embodiment, an apparatus is arranged to remotely access at least one node on the path, identify whether a tunnel is configured on the access node and, if so, identify whether the identified tunnel has a fault.