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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2011
Stephen J. Brolin, Livingston, NJ (US);
Stephen J. Brolin, Livingston, NJ (US);
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method may include generating a first plurality of Service Operation, Administration, and Management (SOAM) flows intended for a working port and a second plurality of SOAM flows intended for a protection port, wherein the working port and the protection port form a link aggregation group, determining whether each of the working port and the protection port is an active port or an inactive port, dropping all of the first plurality of SOAM flows if the working port is the inactive port, communicating all of the first plurality of SOAM flows to the working port if the working port is the active port, dropping all of the second plurality of SOAM flows if the protection port is the inactive port, and communicating all of the second plurality of SOAM flows to the protection port if the protection port is the active port.