Bandwidth management for MPLS fast rerouting

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2008-07-29

2008-07-29

Ngo, Ricky (Department: 2616)

Multiplex communications

Fault recovery

Bypass an inoperative switch or inoperative element of a...

C370S221000, C370S225000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07406032

ABSTRACT:
Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method comprising: in a network at a node located on a label switched path: selecting a backup path to respond to a failure; and for each link along the backup path, reserving a backup bandwidth, wherein the backup bandwidth is sufficient to reroute traffic around the failure.

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