US Patent No. 9,363,169
APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR RECONFIGURING POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT LABEL-SWITCHED PATHS
| Patent No. | 9,363,169 |
|---|---|
| Issue Date | June 07, 2016 |
| Title | Apparatus, System, And Method For Reconfiguring Point-to-multipoint Label-switched Paths |
| Inventorship | Raveendra Torvi, Nashua, NH (US) Vishnu Pavan Beeram, Ashburn, VA (US) Maruthi Kishore Tiruveedhula, Nashua, NH (US) |
| Assignee | Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US) |
Claim of US Patent No. 9,363,169
1. A method comprising:
detecting that at least a portion of an initial branch path of a point-to-multipoint label-switched path has failed over to
a failover route that rejoins the initial branch path at a merge-point device;
establishing an alternate branch path that merges with the initial branch path at the merge-point device;
transmitting data via the alternate branch path while data is still being input into the initial branch path and transmitted
to the merge-point device via the failover route; and
instructing the merge-point device to forward data from the alternate branch path rather than from the failover route.
detecting that at least a portion of an initial branch path of a point-to-multipoint label-switched path has failed over to
a failover route that rejoins the initial branch path at a merge-point device;
establishing an alternate branch path that merges with the initial branch path at the merge-point device;
transmitting data via the alternate branch path while data is still being input into the initial branch path and transmitted
to the merge-point device via the failover route; and
instructing the merge-point device to forward data from the alternate branch path rather than from the failover route.