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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2012
Loredana M. Nitu, Kanata, CA;
Anand Thiagarajan, Kanata, CA;
Gurudas Somadder, San Jose, CA (US);
Zihuang Wang, Kanata, CA;
Attaullah Zabihi-seissan, Kanata, CA;
Loredana M. Nitu, Kanata, CA;
Anand Thiagarajan, Kanata, CA;
Gurudas Somadder, San Jose, CA (US);
Zihuang Wang, Kanata, CA;
Attaullah Zabihi-Seissan, Kanata, CA;
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The invention is directed to providing a centralized synchronization method for redundant network elements and is particularly advantageous to routers providing network address translation (NAT) services requiring static port forwarding provisioning. Synchronization is provided by a network management system which can handle one or more backup routers or other network elements using a control protocol different from the control protocol used by the active router.