By-pass port facilitating network device failure detection in wide area network topologies
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    发明授权
    By-pass port facilitating network device failure detection in wide area network topologies 有权
    旁路端口促进广域网拓扑中的网络设备故障检测

    公开(公告)号:US08842687B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-23

    申请号:US11479949

    申请日:2006-06-30

    IPC分类号: H04L12/28

    摘要: An exemplary embodiment provides for methods, apparatuses and systems to facilitate the detection of network device failures in a variety of network topologies. This is accomplished by equipping a network device, or other devices used in conjunction with network devices, with a bypass port or network interface, such as a secondary outgoing network traffic communication port. In a normal operating mode, network traffic received at a first network interface or port is forwarded, after processing on the packet processing path of the network device, from a second network interface or port. In one implementation, the second network interface or port and the bypass port or network interface are connected to corresponding interfaces of a router or two routers. When a network device failure occurs network traffic bypasses the packet processing path of the network device and is forwarded from the bypass port or interface.

    摘要翻译: 示例性实施例提供方法,装置和系统以便于检测各种网络拓扑中的网络设备故障。 这是通过将网络设备或与网络设备结合使用的其他设备配备有诸如二次出站网络流量通信端口的旁路端口或网络接口来实现的。 在正常操作模式中,在对网络设备的分组处理路径进行处理之后,从第二网络接口或端口转发在第一网络接口或端口处接收的网络流量。 在一个实现中,第二网络接口或端口以及旁路端口或网络接口连接到路由器或两个路由器的对应接口。 当网络设备发生故障时,网络流量会绕过网络设备的数据包处理路径,并从旁路端口或接口转发。