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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Clarence Filsfils, Brussels, BE;
George Swallow, Boston, MA (US);
Jean Philippe Vasseur, Dunstable, MA (US);
Zafar Ali, Hicksville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/751 (2013.01); H04L 12/717 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0813 (2013.01); H04L 41/0896 (2013.01); H04L 45/02 (2013.01); H04L 45/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a node in a first network, information identifying a spare interface between a first network device in the first network and a second network device in a second network, and using the spare interface to create a path in the first network if the spare interface is compatible. The spare interface information includes connectivity and compatibility information.