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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2008
Applicants:
Iain Mcdade, Hamilton, GB;
John Monaghan, Dunbartonshire, GB;
Samer Salam, Vancouver, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus is configured to generate a reference model of a bridged network representing a plurality of nodes in the bridged network, wherein each of the plurality of nodes implements a loop-free topology algorithm; determine an expected data path based on the reference model of the bridged network; receive information pertaining to an actual data path in the bridged network; and compare the expected data path based on the reference model and the actual data path in the bridged network to identify a divergence point.