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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Pathangi N. Janardhanan, Chennai, IN;
Mukesh Moopath Velayudhan, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/705 (2013.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01); G08C 15/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/741 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/18 (2013.01); H04L 45/12 (2013.01); H04L 45/74 (2013.01); H04L 45/66 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a telecommunications network, loops are eliminated by deactivation of ports of data forwarding systems (). When a port becomes active, topology change notifications are sent, and forwarding databases () may have to be flushed. In some embodiments, a port may become active faster, without flushing and without topology change notifications. Other features and embodiments are also provided.