Method for a cable modem to rapidly switch to a backup CMTS

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7058007
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09484611

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A protection CMTS is available to immediately service a cable modem should that modem's service from a working CMTS fail for any reason. To speed the service transfer (cutover) from the working CMTS to the protection CMTS, the cable modem may preregister with the protection CMTS well before the cutover becomes necessary. The cable modem's registration with both the working CMTS and the protection CMTS preferably employs a single IP address, so that the cable modem need not obtain a new IP address during cutover. While the cable modem may register with both the working CMTS and the protection CMTS, the devices are designed or configured so that only the working CMTS injects a host route for the cable modem into the appropriate routing protocol. Only after cutover to the protection CMTS does the protection CMTS inject its host route.

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CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134-1706

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Daruwalla, Feisal Santa Clara, CA 11 412
Forster, James R Los Altos, CA 7 450
Lu, Yong San Jose, CA 285 2413
Roeck, Guenter E San Jose, CA 22 1122
Zang, Joanna Qun San Jose, CA 6 314

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