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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2013
Nagendra Kumar, Karnataka, IN;
Rajiv Asati, Morrisville, NC (US);
Carlos M. Pignataro, Raleigh, NC (US);
Nagendra Kumar, Karnataka, IN;
Rajiv Asati, Morrisville, NC (US);
Carlos M. Pignataro, Raleigh, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided in one example and includes communicating a first request message to a first network element functioning as a point of local repair for a backup label switched path. The first request message includes a first network address having a predetermined value and an indication of a forwarding equivalence class associated with the backup label switched path. The method further includes receiving a first reply message from the first network element. The first reply message includes at least one backup path parameter associated with the backup label switched path.