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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2014
Jaffar Hameed Abdul, San Jose, CA (US);
Bindhia Komath, San Jose, CA (US);
Sowmya Chandran, San Jose, CA (US);
Jaffar Hameed Abdul, San Jose, CA (US);
Bindhia Komath, San Jose, CA (US);
Sowmya Chandran, San Jose, CA (US);
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
A Continuity Check (CC) protocol optimization method in a switch includes operating a plurality of CC sessions with a peer switch, wherein, for CC intervals, N sessions of the plurality CC sessions are set to a short interval and M sessions of the plurality of CC sessions are set to a long interval, wherein N and M are integers; switching a first session of the N sessions with a second session of the M sessions based on one of a fault and user provisioning; and exchanging the CC intervals between the first session and the second session subsequent to the switching.