Patent №
US 9,769,059
Granted
2017-09-19
Filed 2015
Owner
CIENA CORPORATION
Lab
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AI components
1
planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
14750477
A method, implemented in a packet switch system, for fast interlayer forwarding includes constructing a master Forwarding Information Base (FIB) which associates each of a plurality of packet source addresses with a corresponding member port among a plurality of member ports interconnected by a fabric; and distributing the master FIB to the member ports interconnected by the fabric and to at least one alternate logical port that is not connected to the fabric, wherein the at least one alternate logical port is configured to protect one of the member ports interconnected by the fabric.
AI classification
Ownership
CIENA CORPORATION
assignment · 359070633
Assignors
SWINKELS, GERARD LEO, CHANDAVARKAR, SUMANT
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.