Method and apparatus providing for an improved virtual routing redundancy protocol
CA 2290267 A1 · Owner: Mujeeb, Hamayon · Inventors: Srikanth, Ayikudy K.; Mujeeb, Hamayon; Meehan, Tom
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A router attached to a network is a member of a virtual router for the network in accordance with VRRP. A port or interface on the router other than a, port that attaches the router to the network is specified as critical. VRRP in not, enabled for the critical port. (Alternatively VRRP may be enabled for the , critical port to provide routing redundancy for a different network and would not affect, the virtual router associated with this network.) If the critical port on a master, virtual router fails or is otherwise unable to forward packets a state change , is, nevertheless triggered within the VRRP finite state machine that exists at the port, on the master virtual router for which …
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