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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
May. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Avaya, Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Deborah Ellen Fitzgerald, Acton, MA (US);
Srikanth Keesara, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
AVAYA INC., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/703 (2013.01); H04L 12/707 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/28 (2013.01); H04L 45/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product for debugging private Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) is provided. In a Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) domain wherein a primary Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) includes promiscuous ports and wherein a secondary VLAN includes isolated ports, a determination is made at a first network device whether a CFM packet is received on a primary VLAN or a secondary VLAN. When the CFM packet is received on a secondary VLAN, then the CFM packet is responses to on the primary VLAN.