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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Steinthor Bjarnason, Akershus, NO;
Michael Behringer, Mougins, FR;
Yves Hertoghs, Brabant, BE;
Toerless Eckert, Milpitas, CA (US);
Balaji B. L., Karnataka, IN;
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/715 (2013.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/04 (2013.01); H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04L 41/28 (2013.01); H04L 45/64 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01);
Abstract
To avoid user error and breaking operations, administration and management (OAM), the control plane for implementing OAM is automatically generated by network devices without user input. This control plane is hidden from the user, preventing any configuration that may bring down the connectivity for OAM.