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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2009
Applicant:
Laurence Rose, Oak Park, CA (US);
Inventor:
Laurence Rose, Oak Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billiancourt, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/437 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0604 (2013.01); H04L 41/06 (2013.01); H04L 12/437 (2013.01);
Abstract
A node (bridge, switch, router) and method are described herein that implement a loop prevention mechanism for Ethernet ring protection. In one embodiment, the loop prevention mechanism can enhance the current draft of the standard ITU-T G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection Switching.