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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2009
Martin Birk, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Maria Napierala, Ocean, NJ (US);
Kathleen A. Tse, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Simon Zelingher, Morganville, NJ (US);
Martin Birk, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Maria Napierala, Ocean, NJ (US);
Kathleen A. Tse, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Simon Zelingher, Morganville, NJ (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to manage bypass paths in an Internet protocol (IP) network are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein includes receiving IP traffic at an aggregation router and measuring a bandwidth value of the IP traffic forwarded from the aggregation router to an IP router at a starting node. The example method also includes establishing a first non-routed bypass path between a switch at the starting node and a first switch at a first destination node when a measured traffic throughput value of the IP router at the starting node exceeds a first threshold value, and sending the IP traffic from the aggregation router via the bypass path.