US Patent 7805536 Determining forwarding plane liveness

Patent 7805536 was granted and assigned to Juniper Networks on September, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Juniper Networks

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7805536

Date of Patent

September 28, 2010

Patent Application Number

10775544

Date Filed

February 10, 2004

Patent Primary Examiner

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Vivek Srivastava

Patent abstract

Forwarding liveness, such as the ability of an interface to send and receive packets and forwarding capabilities of the interface, is determined. The determined forwarding liveness may be sent in a single message, allowing forwarding liveness information to be sent more frequently which permits fast detection of failures. The message may also include aggregating liveness information for multiple protocols.