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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2012
Applicants:
Krishna Kumar Vavilala, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Stephen Patrick Kolecki, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Krishna Kumar Vavilala, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Stephen Patrick Kolecki, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In accordance with an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein, an apparatus having first and second interfaces for communicating on a ring network. Upon receipt of a first signal on the first interface indicating a break in the ring, the apparatus stops forwarding packets onto the ring. Upon receipt of a second signal on the second port indicating a break in the ring, the apparatus forwards all packets destined for the ring network onto the ring network via both the first and second interfaces.