The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
May. 20, 2011
Sriganesh Kini, Fremont, CA (US);
Srikanth Narayanan, San Jose, CA (US);
Sriganesh Kini, Fremont, CA (US);
Srikanth Narayanan, San Jose, CA (US);
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) fast re-routing using LDP (Label Distribution Protocol) is described. A first network element in a MPLS network receives a first label advertised from a second network element in the MPLS network. The first network element computes a shortest path tree (SPT) to reach a destination network element under a potential failure condition. The second network element is a nexthop of the first network element in the computed SPT and is not upstream from the potential failure condition. The first network element advertises a second label to one or more third network elements for a backup LDP LSP (Label Switched Path) that will serve as a backup when the potential failure condition is realized. The third network element(s) are upstream neighbors on the computed SPT with respect to the first network element. The first network element installs a swap action from the second label to the first label.