Technology for managing traffic via dual homed connections in communication networks
AssigneeECI Telecom Ltd.
InventorAndrew Sergeev
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Abstract
Technique for handling traffic between a specific common source node and a network element NE being part of a dual homing configuration, via a main path and an auxiliary path in the configuration, the technique comprises redirection of the traffic from one of said paths to another while the path from which the traffic has been redirected remains active, while relearn of MAC addresses which is required due to the redirection is performed without executing a MAC addresses flush operation.
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A method of handling traffic via a dual homing configuration connecting two communication networks, wherein the dual homing configuration comprises two peers GWs in a first network and at least one network element NE in a second network, the two GWs being connected to one or more common Source nodes, two paths, respectively passing through the two GWs being formed between a specific source node and said at least one NE, and among the two paths, during operation, one path is a currently main path and the remaining path is a currently auxiliary path for a specific traffic service method comprising:
- transmitting said specific traffic service between the specific common Source node and said at least one NE via the dual homing configuration;
- redirecting the specific traffic service from one of said paths to another while both of said paths are active;
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- relearning MAC addresses, due to said redirecting, without executing a MAC addresses flush operation in said specific Source node.
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