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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2012
Martin Birk, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Maria Napierala, Ocean, NJ (US);
Kathleen Tse, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Simon Zellingher, Morganville, NJ (US);
Martin Birk, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Maria Napierala, Ocean, NJ (US);
Kathleen Tse, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Simon Zellingher, 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 identifying an aggregation router source bandwidth to a first Internet protocol router exceeding a source threshold value, identifying a first value of the aggregation router bandwidth directed to a first destination, identifying a second value of the aggregation router bandwidth directed to a plurality of second destinations, and bypassing the Internet protocol router with a Layer-2 Open systems Interconnection Reference device via a routerless bypass path when the first value of the aggregation router bandwidth exceeds a first threshold value.