Automatic fault recovery in a packet network
CA 2042402 C · Owner: American Telephone And Telegraph Company · Inventors: Fite, Franklin D. Jr.
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A transmission is disclosed for recovering from faults in transmission equipment or facilities forming so-called virtual circuits for transmitting packets in a network. Faults are detected in transmission paths associated with a network node and an individual fault indication message is generated for each network facility that has at least one virtual circuit affected by the fault. Each fault indication message includes the identity of each virtual circuit on the associated network facility affected by the fault. The message is transmitted inband on at least one of the affected virtual circuits on the associated network facility. If affected virtual circuits are terminated in the node they …
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- Filed November 2, 1990 and granted November 19, 1996. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 2, 2010.
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