US Patent 11303515 IP MPLS PoP virtualization and fault tolerant virtual router

Patent 11303515 was granted and assigned to BCE Inc. on April, 2022 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent Applicant

BCE Inc.

Current Assignee

BCE Inc.

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

11303515

Date of Patent

April 12, 2022

Patent Application Number

15845332

Date Filed

December 18, 2017

Patent Primary Examiner

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Younes Naji

A method of configuring at least one switch involves configuring the at least one switch to direct communication to at least one of a plurality of computers according to at least one outcome of simulated interaction of a plurality of virtual network routers. A method of simulating interaction of a plurality of virtual network routers involves: causing a first at least one processor circuit to simulate the interaction of the plurality of virtual network routers; and causing a second at least one processor circuit, different from the first at least one processor circuit, to simulate the interaction of the plurality of virtual network routers redundantly to the simulated interaction of the plurality of virtual network routers on the first at least one processor circuit. Apparatuses and computer-readable media are also disclosed.