System and method using switch fabric to support redundant network ports

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PATENT NO 7170854
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09969324

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In a method for providing protection switching in a voice-over-broadband (VOB) gateway, egress traffic is multicast from a switch fabric to a working port and to a protection port. The working port forwards the egress traffic to a network in a working mode of operation, and the protection port forwards the egress traffic to the network in a protection mode of operation. Also, the working port forwards ingress traffic to the switch fabric in the working mode of operation, and the protection port forwards the ingress traffic to the switch fabric in the protection mode of operation. In one aspect, ingress traffic is forwarded from the protection port and not from the working port in the protection mode of operation. In another aspect, the working port and the protection port share status information, and the status information is used to select between the working mode of operation and the protection mode of operation.

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SILICON VALLEY BANK AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT3003 TASMAN DRIVE HF 150 SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anconetani, Anthony H Round Rock, TX 7 243
Nguyen, Cuong T Austin, TX 14 392
Orrell, Jason P Cedar Park, TX 1 9

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