Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Activating mobile backup link based on wired customer edge-provider edge (CE-PE) link status
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Application No.: US14336826Application Date: 2014-07-21
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Publication No.: US09992039B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: Swapna Anandan , Sujay Gopinathan
- Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Patterson + Sheridan LLP
- Main IPC: H04L12/46
- IPC: H04L12/46 ; H04L12/707 ; H04L12/801

Abstract:
A method is provided in one embodiment and includes establishing a primary wired access link between a first routing device and a second routing device, and establishing a backup wireless access link between the first routing device and the second routing device. The method further includes determining a status of the primary wired access link indicative of whether the primary wired access link between the first routing device and the second routing device has failed. The method still further include activating the backup wireless access link between the first routing device and the second routing device when it is determined that the status of the primary wired access link is indicative that the primary wired access link has failed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150326471A1 ACTIVATING MOBILE BACKUP LINK BASED ON WIRED CUSTOMER EDGE-PROVIDER EDGE (CE-PE) LINK STATUS Public/Granted day:2015-11-12
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