Multiplex communications – Fault recovery
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-08
2011-11-29
Ferris, Derrick W (Department: 2463)
Multiplex communications
Fault recovery
C370S465000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08068408
ABSTRACT:
A SoftRouter architecture deconstructs routers by separating the control entities of a router from its forwarding components, enabling dynamic binding between them. In the SoftRouter architecture, control plane functions are aggregated and implemented on a few smart servers which control forwarding elements that are multiple network hops away. A dynamic binding protocol performs network-wide control plane failovers. Network stability is improved by aggregating and remotely hosting routing protocols, such as OSPF and BGP. This results in faster convergence, lower protocol messages processed, and fewer route changes following a failure. The SoftRouter architecture includes a few smart control entities that manage a large number of forwarding elements to provide greater support for network-wide control. In the SoftRouter architecture, routing protocols operate remotely at a control element and control one or more forwarding elements by downloading the forwarding tables, etc. into the forwarding elements. Intra-domain routing and inter-domain routing are also included.
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Ansari Furquan Ahmed
Havemann Martin
Lakshman Tirunell V.
Nandagopal Thyagarajan
Ramjee Ramachandran
Alcatel Lucent
Brockman Angel
Ferris Derrick W
Wall & Tong LLP
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